Watchdog finds no grounds for offence in relation to man's death in Quesnel, B.C.

Watchdog finds no grounds for offence in relation to man's death in Quesnel, B.C.

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has found no reasonable grounds to believe an officer may have committed an offence in relation to the death of a man outside a homeless shelter in Quesnel last October. The decision signed by Jessica Berglund, chief civilian director of the agency, says...

Quesnel Mountie cleared in death outside shelter

A Quesnel Mountie was found to be not negligent in the incident that later caused a man’s death last year, according to a release by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) on Wednesday, May 13. In the early morning hours of Oct. 27, 2025, Quesnel RCMP received a report alleging that a man was present outside a homeless shelter on Carson Avenue, in breach of a court-ordered condition that he not be at that address. It was also report…

Police action played no role in man’s self-inflicted death near Merritt: IIO

MERRITT, B.C. — B.C.’s police watchdog says actions of Merritt RCMP officers were not a factor in a man’s death outside of the community last month. On April 2 at about 9:30 p.m., an officer came across a vehicle parked at the side of Highway 97C near Iron Mountain Road south of Merritt. At about the same time, police heard from a caller expressing concern for the wellbeing of a family member in the area. The officer who responded reported the m…

IIO Concludes Investigation into April 2026 Incident in Merritt (2026-078) | Independent Investigations Office of BC, IIO, IIOBC

INFORMATION BULLETIN Independent Investigations Office For Immediate Release Surrey, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC has now completed its investigation into an incident that occurred on April 2, 2026 (IIO 2026-078). Around 9:30 p.m., an RCMP officer located a vehicle parked on the side of Highway 97C near Iron Mountain Road south […] The post IIO Concludes Investigation into April 2026 Incident in Merritt (2026-078) fir…

IIO clears Quesnel RCMP following 2025 death

QUESNEL — The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has cleared the RCMP of any wrongdoing following the death of a man in Quesnel last fall. The IIO says that just after 1 a.m. on October 27, 2025, members of the Quesnel RCMP responded to a call about an unwanted person outside a building on Carson Avenue. Officers attended and spoke to a man before leaving. Shortly before 830 a.m. that day, BC Emergency Health Officers returned to find the m…