John Joseph Harper
Male, Person
1944 –
Who is John Joseph Harper?
John Joseph "J.J." Harper was a Canadian aboriginal leader from Wasagamack, Manitoba, who was shot and killed by Winnipeg police constable Constable Robert Cross on March 9, 1988. That event, along with the murder of Helen Betty Osborne, sparked the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.
During the an altercation between Police and Mr. Harper Constable Robert Cross's weapon discharged resulting in Mr. Harper's death. It was initially ruled an accident; however, a strong public outcry lead to an inquiry. The inquiry eventually concluded that Constable Robert Cross had used excessive force in the fatal confrontation.
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