Man shot dead outside RCMP detachment in Surrey
Investigators from the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. will oversee a probe into an early-morning police shooting in Surrey.
According to an IIOBC information bulletin, a complaint came in to the RCMP about "suicidal male" who was outside the District 5 RCMP detachment at 152 Street and 18 Avenue around 2:30 this morning.
"According to police, officers who were in the office went outside where the male affected person was subsequently located," the bulletin stated. "There was a physical struggle. The affected person was shot and did not survive his injuries."
It noted that an RCMP officer "sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound". The officer was sent to hospital.
For a comprehensive list of police-involved shooting deaths in B.C., check out this spreadsheet compiled by the Straight's Travis Lupick with assistance from Miranda Nelson.
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3 Comments
Wow
Jul 18, 2015 at 9:42pm
You're more likely to be shot by police in BC than hurt in a terrorist attack!
Sad face
Jul 18, 2015 at 10:29pm
"You're more likely to be shot by police in BC than hurt in a terrorist attack!"...
If you're mentally ill.
The community has allowed the government to walk away from it's responsibility toward the mentally ill. And we aren't saving lives or money doing it this way.
And also
Jul 18, 2015 at 10:50pm
Given the voting history in this province, & thus the quality of people in general, there are going to be police officers who shouldn't be police officers, but considering most don't ever have to unholster their weapons and really don't like the idea of ever having to do so, I don't know why anyone would assume they aren't destroyed by that action. Is it because you don't see them weeping on live TV for our benefit? (Transit police notwithstanding, those folks are just screwed)
I'm sure most of the police would prefer we find a better solution for helping mentally ill people so this won't happen so often. 15 times a year is too often.