The Independent Investigation Office of B.C. is looking for witnesses following a fatal incident in Qualicum Beach earlier this month.
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RCMP officers were responding to a report of a male in distress who had allegedly stabbed himself inside a vehicle in the 39000-block of the inland Island Highway on Thursday, Oct. 12 around 6 a.m., according to an RCMP release Oct. 12.
Further 9-1-1 calls informed police that the man was “running down the highway and that someone was trying to restrain him.”
When they arrived, a struggle ensued and at least one shot was fired by police, according to the the Oct. 12 release.
A struggle ensued between the male and officers and he was subsequently shot. The male did not survive his injuries and two officers were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
IIO investigators were deployed to the scene and have since been interviewing witnesses, collecting physical evidence, interviewing officers and reviewing medical reports, according to a release from the IIO Thursday (Oct. 26).
The IIO is asking anyone who saw, heard or recorded the incident to contact the IIO witness line at 1-855-446-8477.
— NEWS Staff
