Fort MacMurray police officers, fatal shooting, Ahmad Abdallah

In 2011 Fort MacMurray police officers were involved in a fatal shooting, and these law enforcement professionals have finally been exonerated by a provincial court judge. On March 16, 2011 Ahmad Abdallah engaged in a gunfight with Fort MacMurray police officers who had responded to a 911 emergency call. The end result was that the 24 year old Ahmad Abdallah was fatally wounded in the shoot out with the cops. The entire incident started when the 24 year old got into a heated argument with one or more residents while visiting the apartment building where the fatal shooting occurred. While at the apartment building Abdallah refused to remove his shoes, and produced a handgun which he then pointed at the resident and made a statement about how he could hurt the resident of the apartment building.

When Ahmad Abdallah pulled a gun a female resident ran into the bathroom, locked the door, and called 911 for help. During the 911 call dispatchers sent Fort MacMurray police officers to the location after hearing two gun shots when Abdallah shot into the floor of the structure. When RCMP officers arrived Cst. Marshall was the first one into the apartment building, followed by four more Fort MacMurray police officers. The fatal shooting occurred because Abdallah fired rounds at the officers, and the Fort MacMurray police officers returned the fire and mortally wounded the gunman before he could hurt someone else in the apartment complex. Jim Jacques, the provincial court judge who exonerated the officers involved in the fatal shooting, stated “They responded promptly, intelligently, and bravely to a potential life-threatening situation,”