A Calgary police officer has been charged with murder following a 2023 police shooting that left two men dead.

Const. Craig Stothard faces two charges of second-degree murder stemming from a shooting that took place on May 29, 2023.

On Tuesday, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) — a provincial agency that investigates incidents where death or serious injury may have been caused by police — announced the charges following its investigation.

2 dead after confrontation with police on Memorial Drive in northeast Calgary

The evidence gathered during ASIRT's investigation provided reasonable grounds to believe that offences had been committed, a release said.

ASIRT's findings were forwarded to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service which determined the evidence met its standa

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