The man who was shot by police, after pointing a rifle at drivers in a busy intersection, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in court Tuesday.
Glenn Ironchild, 37, pleaded guilty to five weapons-related charges in an Edmonton courtroom Tuesday morning.
An agreed statement of facts showed Edmonton police received nearly one hundred calls to 911 reporting a man with a rifle at the intersection of 137 Avenue and 50 Street on March 13, 2017.
The facts showed Ironchild smiled as he pointed his weapon at drivers, and two Edmonton Transit Service buses. He finally knelt in what appeared to be an attempt to load his weapon as officers arrived on the scene.
Documents showed Ironchild pointed the rifle at a responding officer, and that constable believed Ironchild would kill him.
“Cst. Dyck took up a kneeling stance and fired one round at the accused with little effect.” The documents said.
A moment later, the statement said the officer fired a second round about a second after the first – but neither appeared to have hit Ironchild.
“Cst. Dyck fired a third round which struck the accused.”
Ironchild was injured, police found a live round near his weapon – and shortly after the incident, Ironchild’s father spoke to CTV News.
“I believe he’s trying to find his way, he’s really doing bad and to hurt somebody else, that was never in his plans, we need to help him,” Ironchild’s father Glenn Pelletier said in mid-March, 2017.
In court Tuesday, Ironchild’s lawyer said his client was “feeling suicidal at the time of the incident”.
Ironchild is still in custody, and sentencing has been scheduled for January 23, 2018.
With files from David Ewasuk
