US EditionB.C. coroner won’t call inquest into death of woman hit by police anti-riot rounds
- In December 2019, 43-year-old Lisa Rauch from Victoria died after being struck by a pair of plastic projectiles discharged by a member of the Victoria police force.
- The chief coroner decided not to call an inquest because Rauch was not considered in police custody at the time of her death, after consulting her family.
- A public hearing overseen by retired Court of Appeal justice Wally Oppal, conducted under the authority of the B.C. Police Complaints Commission, concluded that officer Ron Kirkwood acted improperly by discharging his weapon into a smoke-filled room.
- Oppal determined that Sgt. Ron Kirkwood’s actions reflected poor judgment rather than malice, and imposed a seven-day unpaid suspension, noting the lengthy 5 ½-year wait endured by both the officer and the family before the ruling was issued.
- The decision to forego an inquest and impose a suspension highlights the legal and procedural complexities surrounding deaths involving police use of force outside custody in British Columbia.
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Sicamous Eagle Valley News+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
Coroner declines inquest into death of B.C. woman shot by police officer
Lisa Rauch died after being shot with an ARWEN round in 2019
·Salmon Arm, Canada
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B.C. coroner won’t call inquest into death of woman hit by police anti-riot rounds
British Columbia’s chief coroner is taking the unusual step of not calling an inquest into the death of Lisa Rauch, who died after being hit by two plastic bullets fired by a Victoria police officer.
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B.C. coroner won’t call inquest into death of woman, hit by police anti-riot rounds
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner is taking the unusual step of not calling an inquest into the death of Lisa Rauch, who died after being hit by two plastic bullets fired by a Victoria police officer.
·Peterborough, Canada
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