RCMP officer charged after shooting at a caribou and hitting his car instead

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RCMP officer charged after shooting at a caribou and hitting his car instead

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A former RCMP officer has been charged after an illegal hunting incident while they were on duty.

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On February 9, 2023, Karl Tabares-Chevarie was charged with Use a Prohibited Firearm in a Careless Manner and Hunt Without a Licence.

According to areleasefrom RCMP, he was on duty and driving in a fully marked police vehicle on a winter road on March 14, 2022.

He was returning to Bunibonibee Cree Nation in Manitoba when he “encountered a caribou and attempted to hunt the caribou illegally.”

Using his patrol-issued carbine rifle from his police vehicle, he discharged two rounds at the caribou. The two rounds hit the vehicle, and the caribou was unharmed.

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After the officer returned to his RCMP detachment, he told his supervisor, and an investigation was launched immediately.

A few months later, Tabares-Chevarie resigned…

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