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Jon Wells' mother joins AFN in calling for national inquiry into systemic racism in policing

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Jon Wells , 42 , died during a Sept. 17 altercation with Calgary police officers.

Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has said the unarmed man repeatedly told officers he did not want to die before being punched and Tased .

Now-former Blood Tribe chief Roy Fox called for a public inquiry into Wells ’ death.

Since August , 13 First Nations people have reportedly died following police interactions.

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