The Alberta Serious Incident Response Teams have found that a Calgary police officer who was called to the scene of a dangerous situation in October 2016 and ended up fatally shooting a man acted reasonably.

Police were called to a home in the 0-100 block of Sunmount Crescent S.E. at about 11:00 a.m. on October 11, 2016 after receiving a 911 dispatch from a man who claimed that his grandfather was trying to kill him.

Once officers arrived, they encountered a naked man outside the home suffering from a head injury who identified himself as the caller.

He told the officers that his 76-year-old grandfather had attempted to kill him with a hammer and he had tried to defend himself with a knife and ended up stabbing him several times.

ASIRT says that additional officers were called to the scene and contained the home. Upon investigating the rear of the home, officers spotted a man, covered in blood, inside the detached garage.

Officers had to force their way into the building through a door and entered, one after the other, and confronted the suspect.

He turned towards the officers, who could see that the suspect was holding a large knife.

The officers ordered the man to drop the knife, but he didn’t comply.

The second officer into the garage stepped back in an attempt to create some distance but ended up tripping and falling down.

The first officer, who was positioned closer to the man, fired a single shot which struck the man in the torso.

EMS provided emergency treatment but the man died at the scene.

ASIRT says that a search of the man’s home uncovered a great deal of evidence that the victim appeared to be mentally disturbed and had intended to harm himself.

There was even a note detailing the man’s plan to attack his grandson and then end his own life.

ASIRT says that it was evident that the man had no intention of surviving the events of the day, even after the CPS became involved.

The man was found to have no previous criminal record and the behaviour was considered to be completely out of character for him.

An autopsy showed that the cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the torso. Several stab wounds were discovered on the man’s body, but none of those are believed to have led to the man’s death.

As for the CPS officer, ASIRT says it has found that the eight-year member acted reasonably within the situation when presented with an armed individual.

Seeing as there were no reasonable grounds to believe that an offence was committed, no charges will be laid.

The victim’s identity has not been released.