The mother of a Calgary man shot and killed by police earlier this year arrived in the city from Sudan on Saturday as calls for justice grow louder.
Latjor Tuel, 41, was shot by Calgary police on Feb. 19in the 4500 block of 17 Avenue S.E. after officers responded to a weapons complaint.
“My children need this closure, I want to touch his grave, I want to touch his body, I came to seek accountability,” she said.Tuel was a child soldier who grew up in Sudan and moved to Calgary in 2000 to start a better life for himself. “Latjor was the one who took care of us, he was like a father to us. This is so hard for us to see our mother at a time like this, it’s very hard emotionally and physically,” said Tuel’s sister, Themar Kuly Tuel.
Calgary police previously said they responded to an assault call regarding Tuel and not a report about mental health. Akol had not seen her son for nearly two decades but knew he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and never imagined their final visit would eventually take place at a Calgary cemetery.
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