Calgary officer to stand trial for murder after two die in slow-speed police chase
Calgary police officer Craig Stothard, 52, will stand trial for two counts of second-degree murder. Stothard is charged following a slow-speed police chase that resulted in the deaths of two individuals on May 29, 2023. The officer was on leave at the time of the incident. The pursuit began after police responded to reports of suspicious persons on private property.
Upon arrival, the suspects fled in a stolen van. Video footage of the chase revealed the vehicle being pursued by multiple police vehicles at a very slow speed. Police later stated that "rapidly changing dynamics" prompted one officer to open fire on the van's occupants. The two victims, Wesley Davidson and Levon Boyce Fox, have been identified.
A preliminary inquiry concluded that there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial for Const. Stothard.
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