Beanbag Gun

• Man accused of bringing gun into Vancouver pub was breaching bail: police

  Marcus Phillip Van Schilt has now been charged with possession of a weapon and breaching bail, and is due back in court on Jan. 17.

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  Jan 11, 2023
  
• Vancouver police defend use of beanbag gun in Chinatown arrest

  In a series of tweets, Vancouver police said the suspect had commandeered a taxi and threatened to kill the driver before officers forced it to stop.

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  Nov 25, 2022
  
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• ‘Conversations’ about access to her child preceded woman’s use of weapon at B.C. hospital: police

  The use of "less lethal" beanbag guns has faced increased scrutiny in Vancouver in the wake of the death of a man who was shot multiple times with one on the DTES this summer.

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  Sep 23, 2022
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• Beanbag gun used to arrest weapon-wielding woman at BC Women’s Hospital maternity ward: police

  The woman's motive remains under investigation, but Vancouver police confirmed she had "previously been a patient at the hospital."

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  Sep 22, 2022
• ‘We want answers,’ says family of Ojibwa man who died after beanbag gun shooting

  Chris Amyotte, a 42-year-old Ojibwa father from Winnipeg, died on Aug. 22 in what police initially described as an "interaction" with a man behaving "erratically."

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  Sep 1, 2022
• Beanbag gun used in arrest of hammer-wielding man in Yaletown: Vancouver police

  A number of Yaletown residents took to social media overnight to report what they thought was a shooting.

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  Apr 25, 2021
• Vancouver police deploy beanbag gun after violent Crosstown incident

  Vancouver police say they were responding to an agitated man who was "waving a knife in a threatening manner."

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  Oct 7, 2020
• Video shows VPD use beanbag gun on man who allegedly climbed into Corvette, claimed it as his own

  "Open the door," one officer can be heard saying. "Do you want to get shot again?" asks a second officer.

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  Jul 14, 2019
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• Beanbag shotgun deployed to subdue man smashing windows in East Vancouver: police

  Police say the suspect, a man in his 50s from Burnaby, remains in custody.

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  Jun 13, 2019