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‘We lost a mentor’: Jon Wells’ family awaits justice 5 months after police custody death | Globalnews.ca

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Jon Wells died while in police custody in Calgary on Sept. 17, 2024 .

The 41-year-old was a champion steer wrestler, a well-known member of the Blood Tribe First Nation .

Wells was one of nine Indigenous people to die following interactions with police across Canada last summer .

The family says they’ve been told the investigation could take a year or more.

A week after Jon Wells' death, ASIRT released details of its preliminary investigation.

It said the incident was captured on body-worn camera, though that footage has not been released to the public or shown to the Wells family.

Edith Wells said the family has been told to prepare to wait 12 to 18 months for the release of a final report.

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