Manitoba’s Independent Investigation Unit investigation into a fatality that happened near St. Malo during a traffic stop concluded that Winnipeg police acted appropriately in the incident.
On Nov. 2, 2015, officers found Kevin Runke alone in a car with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on scene.
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The Winnipeg police's tactical unit and RCMP's emergency response team were there due to concerns that Runke was armed.
Police said officers saw Runke’s car at around 11:00 a.m. Monday and tried to stop it. It veered off the road and into a wooded area.
Investigators had been looking for Runke, as they considered him a "person of interest" in his ex-wife Camille Runke's murder; she was shot and killed outside her St. Boniface workplace on Oct. 30.
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Due to the fatality, the IIU assumed responsibility for the investigation, as required by the Police Services Act.
After going through evidence from the incident, the IIU determined Runke discharged his shotgun while driving, causing his own death, and that the actions of police were careful and appropriate.
