A Calgary police officer charged in the fatal shooting of two men — including one from Stoney Nakoda First Nation — will face a preliminary inquiry later this summer, a court process used to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to trial.
Const. Craig Stothard of the Calgary Police Service faces two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Levon Fox, 39, and Wesley Davidson, 46, arising from a May 29, 2023 incident.
On March 19, Stothard’s defence counsel told the court he has elected to be tried by judge and jury.
The two-week hearing is set to begin Aug. 10 in Calgary Court of Justice. If the case proceeds past the preliminary inquiry, it would move to Calgary Court of King’s Bench for trial.
The allegations relate to a May 29, 2023 incident in which Stothard fired at a stolen cube van following a slow-moving pursuit along Memorial Drive. Police had responded to reports of an alleged impaired driver in northeast Calgary. The vehicle was later seen driving erratically, striking a building and a barricade, and failing to stop before the shooting.
Fox, a member of Goodstoney First Nation, was living in Mînî Thnî at the time and accessing services in Calgary.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team investigated the shooting, which led to charges being laid on July 14, 2025, after the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service concluded the evidence — including body-worn camera footage — met the threshold for prosecution. Stothard was released on conditions following a court appearance the next day.
Stothard remains at liberty and has been on leave from the police service since the charges were laid.
ASIRT said its investigation found reasonable grounds to support the charges. A full report has not been made public as the matter is before the courts.