Latjor Tuel was born in South Sudan and his family claimed he was a child soldier for the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army[2] before moving to Canada as a refugee, approximately 20 years prior to being killed.
It was a complaint of an assault involving a man in possession of a knife and a stick in a busy public area".
[9] On February 23, 2022, Neufeld was questioned by the police commission about the killing and stated the Tuel may have faced systemic barriers, but also that the actions of his officers were not racially motivated.
[4] Jyoti Gondek, the mayor of Calgary stated the events were devastating and tragic and that questions needed to be answered by the investigation.
[11][12] Tuel's mother, Rebecca Aker Akol, arrived in Canada from Sudan in December 2022 and called for justice and accountability for her son's death.