Ottawa police confirm officer posted ‘racist’ comments about Annie Pootoogook’s death
Ottawa police said Tuesday one of their members was under an investigation stemming from a Police Chief’s complaint over “racist” online comments
Ottawa police said Tuesday one of their members was under an investigation stemming from a Police Chief’s complaint over “racist” online comments
Ottawa’s police chief says he has asked staff to investigate whether one of his officers posted “racist” comments about Indigenous peoples in response to an online news story about the death of Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook.
Ottawa police’s Major Crime Unit is now treating the death of Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook as “suspicious.”
Inusiq Shoo said he cried “a little bit” when he heard the news his cousin, famed Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook, was dead
Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook was identified as the woman found dead in Ottawa’s Rideau River earlier this month, said Ottawa police.