US EditionB.C. police watchdog called in after fatal shooting in Sechelt
- On Saturday, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. said it is investigating after a man was shot and killed by Royal Canadian Mounted Police at a Sechelt residence.
- Officers received a call around 3:30 a.m. Saturday about a man in crisis carrying an edged weapon in the Porpoise Bay area near Sechelt, with children and other occupants inside the home.
- Police entered the Oldmill Lane residence before 4:30 a.m., safely removed three occupants, and shots were fired by police at about 10:30 a.m. during an interaction inside.
- BC Emergency Health Services attended, and the IIO BC says the man who was shot sustained gunshot-related injuries, was taken to a local hospital, and was pronounced deceased.
- IIO BC is routinely called in after fatal or serious police incidents; no other injuries were reported and other occupants of the home who were not injured, the IIO says.
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B.C.'s police watchdog investigates after man killed during police confrontation (BC)
British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after it says a man was shot and killed during a confrontation with RCMP at a residence on the Sunshine Coast. A statement from the Independent Investigations Office of BC says officers received a call around 3:30 a.m. Saturday about a man carrying...
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B.C.‘s police watchdog investigates after man killed during police confrontation
SUNSHINE COAST, BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after it says a man was shot and killed during a confrontation with RCMP at a residence on the Sunshine Coast.
B.C.'s police watchdog investigates after man killed during police confrontation
SUNSHINE COAST, BRITISH COLUMBIA — British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after it says a man was shot and killed during a confrontation with RCMP at a residence on the Sunshine Coast.
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SUNSHINE COAST, BRITISH COLUMBIA — British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after it says a man was shot and killed during a confrontation with RCMP at a residence on the Sunshine Coast. A statement from the Independent Investigations Office of BC says officers received a call around 3:30 a.m. Saturday about a man carrying weapons who was in crisis in the Porpoise Bay area, near the town of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast. The IIO says …
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