A northern Manitoba RCMP officer has been found not guilty of manslaughter for an on-duty shooting that killed a drunk driver and injured a passenger.

 

But a judge has convicted Const. Abram Letkeman of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

 

A trial in Thompson heard how Letkeman fired a dozen shots into a Jeep in 2015, killing Steven Campbell.

 

Campbell, who was 39, was hit at least nine times and his girlfriend was also injured.

 

Crown prosecutors argued that the officer made wrong and negligent choices leading up to the shooting death.

 

A defence lawyer said the officer thought his life was in danger because he was standing in front of the Jeep and it was moving toward him.