Through neighbours, friends of the family and court records, the Star has identified the mother and son — the shooter — involved in a domestic incident that left two Edmonton police officers dead last week.
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''EDMONTON—The Star has identified the teenager who
shot two Edmonton police officers as Roman Zoltan Shewchuk — a 16-year-old who a family friend says was “very troubled” and seemed to be struggling.
''The shooting last week claimed the lives of Edmonton constables Travis Jordan, 35, and Brett Ryan, 30.
Shewchuk’s mother, Katya Nod, 55, was also shot during the altercation. She was said to be in stable but serious condition, but no public update has been given since a police media conference Friday.''
Oddleifson, a policy researcher, characterized the interactions between the family and the health-care system as “constant.”
“She tried very hard to be a great mother to all three of her children, but it was certainly strained with her youngest,” he added.
Few details can be gleaned from Shewchuk’s online presence. He has a handful of Facebook friends with a profile suggesting that he enjoyed video games.
Other details about the family situation are sparse. Darlene Blyan, Nod’s neighbour, said she believed Nod came to Canada from Ukraine years ago, but Oddleifson said she had been living in Ukraine and moved to Canada more recently, after the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“Her family had been here prior, but, you know, she’s a single 55-year-old mother of three and she had been trying to convince her mom to leave Ukraine; her mom was staunchly staying. She wouldn’t leave the homeland,” he said.''
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