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Inquest Into Teenager Fatally Shot by Police Begins with Family Member Statement

The inquest into the 16-year-old's death opened in Winnipeg, with details surfacing on the second day, The Canadian Press reported on Feb. 3, 2026.
Responding officers tracked a stolen Jeep during a liquor-store robbery by Indigenous youth aged 15, with Eishia Hudson driving, and one suspect threatened staff, court documents say.
Investigators said the stolen Jeep rammed a police cruiser and other cars, later crashed into a truck, and attempted to move again as officers surrounded it.
An officer fired two shots at the teenager, the Independent Investigation Unit said a driver who filmed at a nearby traffic light showed officers were in danger, and Manitoba's police watchdog recommended not charging the officer.
Winnipeg police Sgt. Dustin Dreger opened testimony, describing heightened, sometimes violent liquor-store thefts, while Manitoba's children and youth advocate found Eishia Hudson lacked consistent government supports and her mother, Christie Zebrasky, has memorialized her.

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