Calgary man shot by Red Deer RCMP days after he was reported missing

STORY UPDATE MAY 8, 2025: The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) concluded that the officer who shot Klack was justified in his use of force. The report noted that when officers located Klack, he refused to remove his hands from his pockets and police had reason to believe he was armed with a knife or gun. The man then ran towards police holding what appeared to be a firearm, but was in fact a BB gun, prompting one officer to fire his less-lethal baton launcher, which missed. A second officer then used his service pistol to shoot at the man five times, with three shots hitting him. "The [subject officer's] shots were necessary to stop this threat and there were no reasonable alternatives," the report said. Klack survived but suffered a significant brain injury. ASIRT said Klack did not make himself available for an interview for the investigation.

Three days after Calgary police asked for the public's help finding a missing man, he was shot by RCMP in Red Deer, CBC News has learned.

Having recently moved to Alberta from Winnipeg, Samuel Klack, 30, has been identified as the victim of the police shooting in Red Deer on Sunday. 

Sources with knowledge of the investigation say Klack is in hospital with a long road ahead but did not elaborate on his injuries. 

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate the officer-involved shooting.

Klack's disappearance 'uncharacteristic'

ASIRT would not confirm the identity of the injured man but its executive director, Mike Ewenson, said more details — including an update on the man's condition — will be released Wednesday or Thursday.

Klack was living in Calgary when he lost contact with his family which was "uncharacteristic," according to a CPS release.

He was last seen at a Holiday Inn on Banff Trail in Calgary on Thursday, March 9. On Saturday, March 11, Calgary police issued a press release asking for the public's help locating Klack.

The next day, around 11:30 a.m., RCMP responded to a complaint of a man shooting a gun in a Walmart parking lot in Red Deer.

Hours later, officers found the man in the area of Garden Heights and Carleton Avenue.

Police said "an interaction occurred" during the arrest, which resulted in officers firing at the man. 

The Calgary Police Service said it could not comment further on the case because of privacy issues.