B.C.’s civilian police watchdog was deployed to a police-involved shooting in Burnaby on Monday afternoon.
Witnesses in the Burnaby Heights area reported hearing five to six gunshots around 3 p.m.
The Independent Investigation Office confirmed it had been deployed to the scene on Monday and on Tuesday confirmed that one person was taken to the hospital after an officer-involved shooting.
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That person is in serious condition, police said.
The IIO said that Burnaby RCMP officers were called on Sept. 1 at 2:51 p.m. to a domestic dispute at a home in the 4300 block of Dundas Street.
When the responding officers arrived, they found a person with an “edged weapon”, officers confirmed. An interaction occurred and shots were fired by police
Photos submitted to Global News appear to show police officers huddled over someone sprawled out on the road.
There was still a large police presence in the area late Monday evening, with Dundas Street taped off for three blocks, along with a small section of a back lane near Rosser Avenue. The IIOP said that investigators could be on scene for a while.
Nobody else was injured in the incident.
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