Eric Omeasoo and His Family's Pursuit of Justice

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Eric comes from a large loving family. He was a son, brother, grandson, great grandson, nephew, cousin, uncle, friend, team mate. He was Oji-Cree, and a Samson First Nation band member. He will forever be remembered for his humor, bright smile and caring nature. He grew up in Edmonton's Riverdale Neighborhood, he attended St. Theresa Elementary K-6, and St. Alphonsus Gr.7 and 8. He loved sports, his favorite being basketball, he liked learning about luxury cars, he hand drummed and sang. He was developing his taste in music, and fashion. His favorite color was Blue. He had just turned 13 years old, he was in grade 8.

 He died a violent death, and his killer, MICHAEL LUCIER,35, was NOT CHARGED.

EPS released Eric’s clothing to them on February 20, 2025. The family wanted to follow cultural practices and do Ceremony for Eric… They realized when smudging his clothes before the Ceremony that his clothing had multiple cut marks, including his jacket. Cut Marks in his jacket aligned with wounds they witnessed on Eric’s back when dressing him for his wake/funeral… These marks do not align with any information that was provided to the family… to this day they still have not been acknowledged by EPS, yet those are their evidence markers…

The narrative that has been created about Eric has severely harmed him and our family. The Edmonton Police Service has had a tight grip on the public’s perception since the day after Eric got killed.  
CTV Edmonton is a great example of how narratives work and the power they hold…

After inconsistent, limited information from EPS detectives, Eric’s grandma/guardian applied for access to the CCTV footage. This is after being declined a private viewing of the CCTV footage to understand how Eric was killed and WHY no one was being charged. Also after being met with responses such as “Some things are just for us to know”, seeing stab marks in Erics back and jacket, and bystander accounts that he was chased... EPS responded approximately 1 hr after submitting request, and placed two bans.

6 weeks after Eric’s death, his family reached out to MMIP INVESTIGATIONS LTD/ MMIP FAMILY MATTERS for help… on May 11, 2025 they found out that the president Lucy “Vawn” Jeddry submitted falsified information, including psychic readings to the Crown Prosecution office behind the family’s back. As well they have since concluded that Private Investigator Don MacMilllan was playing dual roles (EPS). Their behaviour worked against Justice For Eric, instead favoured the decision to justify Eric’s killer’s actions. All the while they were using Eric’s story to call out for donations and in presentations. Without Consent.
WHY?

Eric’s family reached out to Family Information Liason Unit. They did intakes, shared all their information/evidence they had accumulated on their own only to be then declined services after their team “consulted” with EPS and the Crown cited “no homocide determination“ for Eric’s death  
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA:

Purpose and Objective of the Family Information Liason Units: ” Recieving information about a missing and murdered loved one is an important part of a family’s healing journey. Some families have questions about the investigations into individual cases, and the decisions made by government agencies. At times, families may not know where to turn to get answers, may have trouble accessing information, or may not be satisfied with the answers they have received. FILUs help families in these situations.“

Eric’s family has faced many barriers, bans, and blocks to access the truth about what happend to Eric. They remain resilient and persistent in their journey. 

There has been very little community and public support.

Where is the outcry and outrage that a child was killed by an adult, and no charges are laid… ?

Mikaelah Hudson, the 32 year old woman at the station that was allegedly attacked speaks to Eric’s grandmother, who was his guardian, and his aunt Chasity. Chasity wanted to confront Mikaelah after she seen a Facebook Statement by Mikaelah that made serious allegations against Eric, that were false. Eric’s grandma and aunt happend to pass by Mikaelah early in the morning on their way to grab a coffee… 

Lucier describes his interaction with Eric in the moment he fatally wounded him… He describes his intentions as wanting to “keep him back” and accidentally striking his heart, within intending to only cut his arm.

A few days after this interaction, a witness submitted video footage to Eric’s aunt Chasity. (Unrelated occurences) The video captures the last moments of Eric’s life, including when Lucier fatally wounded Eric, chases him, and has AUDIO that clearly states his INTENT TO KILL. The video also shows Eric’s back to a wall when it starts. 

If you have any suggestions, recommendations for lawyers or community advocates please reach out. 

Miigwech🪶