Update 4:35 p.m.: The Independent Investigation Office has interviewed 18 witnesses following yesterday’s deadly shooting. The office has confirmed a knife has been recovered; the agency has also taken the officer’s firearm as part of the investiation.
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A number of police cars surrounded a McDonald’s restaurant at Cassiar Street and East Hastings Street around 8:15 p.m. Monday night.
One man was taken to hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
The Independent Investigations Office — that started operating in September — has been called to investigate. It confirms the shooting involved a police officer.
VPD Sergeant Randy Fincham says they got a report about a man smashing windows.
“When the first officer arrived on scene he was confronted by a man with a knife. The officer subsequently shot the man,” explains Fincham.
No names have been released.
Traffic in the area was redirected as police investigated.
Meanwhile, the IIO is also investigating a case in Langley after Mounties went after a pickup truck that wouldn’t stop at a roadside check.
Minutes later, the truck crashed into two other cars at 240th Street and 16th Avenue. The driver of one of those cars died at the scene.
IIO to investigate deadly shooting in East Van
It happened Monday night around 8:15 p.m.
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