RCMP to lead investigation into arrest of Calgary brothers

The Calgary Police Service says the RCMP will be stepping in to conduct a full investigation into the charges that were laid and later stayed against two Black teens in a fatal shooting in Marlborough Park earlier this month.

The Calgary Police Service says the RCMP will be stepping in to conduct a full investigation into the charges that were laid and later stayed against two Black teens in a fatal shooting in Marlborough Park earlier this month.

Police Chief Mark Neufeld made the announcement in response to a question during Wednesday night's meeting of the Calgary Police Commission.

"This is a very unfortunate situation," Neufeld said. "It does demonstrate that homicide investigators, when there is a very serious situation like this, they don't stop investigating.

"What they found, of course, was that there was new evidence that came forward to suggest that the individuals in custody were not responsible for the crime."

He said this situation is "rare" and the CPS will be conducting an independent review of all the circumstances that led up to the charges against the pair.

"That part of work will be done by the RCMP. They have agreed to take that on for us, so it won't be the CPS doing the work," Neufeld said.

He said the review will also look into other concerns such as racial profiling.