Racism was not a factor in the shooting death of a Native teen in Winnipeg, Manitoba, according to the official inquest report.
Matthew Dumas, 18, was Metis. He was shot by a police officer in February 2005 in what Native leaders said was an act of bias.
But provincial court Judge Mary Curtis said there was no evidence to suggest race played a factor. The officer who shot Dumas is Metis.
Dumas died in the same week that officers in Winnipeg shot and killed a Native man.
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Report rejects racism as factor in Dumas's death (The Winnipeg Sun 12/9)
No racism in Dumas shooting: inquest report
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