A man has been seriously injured and remains in critical condition after falling from a window Thursday evening in downtown Vancouver.
Police said the man fell from a third-storey window at a single-room occupancy building, landing on the street, during an arrest attempt by officers.
“Officers were called by staff at an SRO near Hastings and Dunlevy just before 12:30 p.m., asking for police assistance to remove a man from the building,” Const. Tania Visintin said in a release.
“Officers were made aware the man had a B.C.-wide warrant.
“While they attempted to speak to the man in the hallway of the building, witnesses saw him fall.”
The 25-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The provincial watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office, has looked into the incident.
Around 12:30 p.m. Friday, the IIO released its findings.
According to the office, the matter will not be referred to Crown counsel for consideration of charges.
“Vancouver Police, in the building to make an arrest, had called from the hallway for a man to come out from a room,” IIO staff said in a release.
“The man instead climbed out of the room’s third-floor window and fell to the street below. He sustained serious injuries and was transported to hospital, where he remains in critical condition.”
The police watchdog organization said it reviewed CCTV footage from the incident that confirmed police were not responsible for the man’s actions or his injuries.
Vancouver police previously said the man fell from a balcony but did correct its statements to a window.
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