A Calgary police officer is facing two second-degree murder charges stemming from a shooting more than two years ago.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) began investigating on May 29, 2023 after police became involved in a chase on Memorial Drive in northeast Calgary that ended in an officer firing shots at a vehicle.

The incident started about 45 minutes before the shooting on Manning Close NE where, according to police, a driver was operating a large cube van in an erratic manner that was dangerous to the public.

Video recorded by witnesses that day showed the white cube van driving slowly along Memorial while being pursued by several Calgary police vehicles.

The incident escalated on Memorial near Edmonton Trail NE where an officer fired at the van. Two of the van oc

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