Steven Campbell (Photo courtesy Shannon Heck)

 

The family of the man shot dead by a Thompson RCMP officer is speaking out.

 

Shannon Heck says her brother Steven Campbell was an outdoors man who loved being out in the bush.

 

The 39-year-old was shot by an officer on November 21^st after a car chase. The incident is currently under investigation by the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU).

 

Passengers in the car that night told her it was just a regular night for the group:

 

"They brought a beautiful photo to my brothers funeral of that night. You know they were a bunch of friends sitting around having some drinks and they said my brother said he wanted a picture with his family and they had a picture of that night, so it was the last picture we have of my brother. You know it’s like any Saturday night for any group of friends and it just ended so tragically".

 

Steven Campbell (Photo courtesy Shannon Heck).

 

Heck admits her brother wasn’t perfect but says there are discrepancies between what RCMP say happened, and what the passengers have told her. She hopes the truth will come out after the IIU completes its investigation.

 

Campbell was a father of 2 who had been laid off from the mine, but recently got a call to come back.

 

 

 

See: One mad dead after shooting involving Thompson RCMP