Police shooting in BC Interior leaves man in critical condition
Posted May 11, 2018 6:28 am.
Last Updated May 11, 2018 6:30 am.
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GRAND FORKS (NEWS 1130) – A man has critical injuries after a police shooting in Grand Forks yesterday afternoon.
Mounties say they were called around 3:30 p.m. to a report of a car that was being driven erratically. The vehicle was found in an industrial park.
Officers tried to stop the car, but according to the RCMP, the driver tried to get away by ramming into several police cruisers. That’s when shots were fired by police.
Mounties say the man suffered “unknown injuries” and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. His name has not been released.
No one else was hurt.
The Independent Investigations Office has been called in. It investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether they are on or off-duty. The IIO is an independent, civilian-led agency.
