Alberta’s police watchdog has cleared the officers who shot a man 18 times four years ago after he reportedly slashed tires at a south Edmonton hotel.

The shooting happened on July 27, 2021, near the Ramada by Wyndham Edmonton South, located near 53 Avenue between Calgary Trail and Gateway Boulevard.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, or ASIRT , said it was reasonable for officers involved with the shooting to believe the suspect was a risk to their lives.

Acting executive director Matthew Block said their use of force was proportionate and necessary and ruled that there are no reasonable grounds to believe they committed an offence.

Police were called to the Ramada hotel parking lot around 9:30 p.m. after guests reported seeing a man, armed with what turned out to be an

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