Barry Shantz

• B.C. police shooting inquest recommends linking mental health workers with crisis negotiators

  A coroner's jury is calling on the province to ensure police crisis negotiators have access to a qualified and resourced mental health worker during emergency calls.

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  Jul 12, 2023
  
• Police believed man killed in Lytton standoff shot in their direction, inquest hears

  The police who responded to a 911 call about a suicidal man told the coroner's jury in Burnaby, B.C., that when they arrived, Barry Shantz shot at them through a window.

  Crime

  Jul 5, 2023
  
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• Family of B.C. man killed by police hopes inquest can prevent future ‘suicide by cop’

  Barry Shantz was shot by police at his Lytton, B.C., home during a six-hour standoff on Jan. 13, 2020. According to a watchdog report, he wanted to die at the hands of police.

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  Jul 4, 2023
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• Longtime homeless advocate identified in fatal Lytton police-involved shooting

  One of Barry Shantz' long-time friends says he's concerned police may not have adequately considered mental health in their response.

  Jan 24, 2020