Patrick Curran has previously served as the interim head of the Serious Incident Response Team, the independent police watchdog in Nova Scotia. 

'We will be investigating whether there was an obstruction of justice relating to the destruction of documents,' said Felix Cacchione of the Serious Incident Response Team.

The Serious Incident Response Team released a report Wednesday saying the arrest of Santina Rao did not involve the use of excessive force.

The incident began as a stolen vehicle investigation and ended with a seriously injured police officer and dead suspect.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call police at 902-490-5016 or to contact Crime Stoppers. 

Currently, the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) investigates officer-involved incidents involving death, serious injury, sexual assault and domestic violence in Nova Scotia. 

RCMP have confirmed that Const. Jeffrey Hirsch is currently suspended with pay. 

Santina Rao appeared in Halifax Provincial Court on Tuesday where her charges were formally dropped.

On Jan. 22, a Halifax police officer responded to a complaint of disturbance in which a mother wanted her 17-year-old daughter removed from the residence.

The police watchdog concluded that the officer who attempted to stop the man did all that "could be expected of a reasonable person in such circumstances."