Police-involved Shooting

• RCMP seek witness who reported gun after man shot by police near Surrey carnival

  Surrey RCMP want to speak with the man who reported someone was carrying a gun near a carnival in Surrey last month. Police shot a suspect at the scene.

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  Apr 8
  
• Coroner’s inquest to probe 2020 police shooting of Haliburton, Ont. man

  Leslie Hegedus, 73, died in hospital following a standoff with Haliburton Highlands OPP on July 15, 2020. The SIU say he first shot at officers while hiding in bushes at his home.

  Crime

  Mar 28
  
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• One man dead in police-involved shooting in Abbotsford

  Police said officers notified the Independent Investigations Office on Sunday night of a police-involved shooting in the 1700 block of Riverside Road.

  Crime

  Dec 18, 2023
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• IIO called to fatal police shooting after reported threats at Abbotsford hospital

  The IIO is investigating after police fatally shot a man at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital while responding to reports of a suspect with a weapon.

  Crime

  Nov 30, 2023
• Officer justified in shooting man who used bear spray in B.C. RCMP detachment: Watchdog

  While he was being booked, the man grabbed and discharged a canister of bear spray that was sitting on a shelf. An officer subsequently shot him in the groin.

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2023
• Public inquest begins into death of man shot by police in altercation on George Gordon First Nation

  A public inquest begins on Monday in Regina into the death of Ray Bitternose, who was shot by police on the George Gordon First Nation in 2021.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2023
• Watchdog deployed after RCMP shoot man following Grand Forks standoff

  The Independent Investigations Office has been called to Grand Forks, where RCMP shot a man following a standoff on Saturday.

  Crime

  Aug 14, 2023
• ASIRT investigates police shooting in southeast Calgary

  A situation in Calgary's Forest Lawn neighbourhood Saturday escalated until a police officer fired a gun. The person shot is in stable condition and ASIRT is investigating.

  Crime

  Jul 22, 2023
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• 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.

  Crime

  Jul 12, 2023
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• 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