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Overnight police incident in Burnaby Heights confirmed fatal, still under wraps
The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia is probing a fatal police-involved incident that led to a large police response and area lockdown in Burnaby Heights.
- On Tuesday the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. said it is investigating a police-related incident where one person died in the 4100-block of Oxford Street near Carleton Avenue in the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood.
- The Independent Investigations Office of B.C., the province's civilian police watchdog, investigates police and detention guards in B.C. after deaths or serious injuries, while Burnaby RCMP has not disclosed why officers barricaded the area.
- Images from the scene show a major police presence with officers approaching at least one residence as the Burnaby RCMP shut down several blocks from Cambridge Street to Dundas Street, between Gilmore Avenue and North Carleton Avenue.
- The investigations office said more information will be released Wednesday, few other details have been released, and 1130 NewsRadio has reached out to Burnaby RCMP for comment.
- Neighbours told local outlets they heard gunfire, with one saying his wife heard gunfire shortly before 8 p.m., and residents described the episode as `unnerving` and `ominous`, Kerry Ervin said.
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