CALGARY - RCMP say the man fatally shot near the U.S.-Canada border on Thursday was wanted for the murder of 18-year-old Brando Walker on an Alberta reserve.
Mounties say they were in the process of obtaining a first-degree murder warrant for 20-year-old Jamison Childress when he was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent near the Sumas, Washington, crossing.
Childress is originally from Prince George, B.C. and has faced several charges in the province including theft, mischief and assault.
The shooting took place on Kneuman Road, which is west of Sumas and about 300 metres from the U.S.-Canada border. The small, rural border crossing at Sumas is about 80 kilometres southeast of 91原创.
Three other individuals, including a 15 year old male, have been charged in connection with Walker's death to date.
Walker's partially burned body was found on the Tsuu T'ina Nation reserve near Calgary on March 7, although RCMP say he was killed in a Calgary home.
U.S. authorities said Childress triggered a border sensor Thursday afternoon and behaved erratically when agents responded.
They said he was shot by an killed by an agent after he sprayed the official with an unknown chemical.
The Canada Border Services Agency said it was not involved in the situation.
Several federal and local U.S. agencies are investigating. The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Internal Affairs are leading the probe.
Blaine chief patrol agent Dan Harris Jr. said the agents involved in the shooting are currently on administrative leave, as is standard policy. The agents have served between 10 and 19 years.
"A shooting is a very traumatic event for any law enforcement officer," he says. "Taking another human's life is the last thing that we want to do. Our agents are dealing with the emotional aftermath of such an event."
-- With 91原创 Sun files
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