Ok, here's what happened:
There's this native kid. He's 18. He has a history of violence, and several (like, 5) arrest warrants for him, for committing violent crimes (assault with a deadly weapon, etc.). Now, the police find him. There are 3 police officers, and this kid. He pulls a knife. They tell him to drop the knife, 3 times. The kid tries to attack them. The cops shoot and kill the kid. Cut and try, right?
The cops are then accused of racism. The "Aboriginal Society of Winnipeg" or whatever are all over it saying that it was a hate crime and blahblahblah.
It was later revealed that the officer who shot the kid was ALSO native. But apparently, the kid was still killed for being an Indian, it has nothing to do with attacking the police with a knife.
And people wonder why the Natives have such a bad name -- it's because they try to pull shit like this.