Five people were arrested after the chief of the Victoria Police Department had liquid poured on him while attending a ceremony for an Indigenous woman killed during a wellness check.
Victoria police say Chief Del Manak was attending an event at the B.C. legislature organized to pay tribute to Chantel Moore, an Indigenous woman from British Columbia who was killed by New Brunswick police during a wellness check in 2020.
The police department says the incident occurred after a traditional blanketing ceremony, with one suspect pouring liquid on the police chief.
Get breaking National news
Police say Manak was unharmed and had been invited to the ceremony by Moore’s mother.
The department says several other people were arrested while officers went to arrest the initial suspect.
There’s no word on what charges the accused may face.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 19, 2021.
- Man facing murder charges after couple dies in shooting on rural Alberta road: Grande Prairie RCMP
- 15 injured in stabbing at chemical plant in Japan, arrests made
- NWT RCMP deny excessive force, racism allegations after suspect suffers frostbite
- Lawsuit by Humboldt Broncos’ families dismissed by judge
Comments