The office investigating the deaths and serious injuries that occur during police incidents in BC has been notified, according to a press release from the RCMP. Police said they were called to a house at 108 Avenue near 132A Street to check on the man, who was allegedly in crisis and had “threatened to injure himself with a gun in a public place”. Police and a mental health team were dispatched and met the man inside the house. “He allegedly had a gun and was shot by police,” the RCMP said in a statement. “The man was given first aid and transported by the BC Emergency Services to a hospital in the area where he later died.” Police did not say what kind of weapon the man allegedly had. The Office of Independent Investigations of the K.K.E. has been informed of the death and is being investigated. People in IIO uniforms show up at the spot on Friday afternoon. Officers wearing the military uniforms of the Lower Continental Emergency Group could also be seen at the scene. The IIO is responsible for investigating all incidents involving police officers in BC that result in the death or serious injury of a member of the public, regardless of whether there is a police allegation of misconduct. The officer in charge of the Surrey RCMP described the death as “tragic” and said the IIO would ensure that the “full circumstances” of the incident were examined. “We ensure that everyone involved receives the support they need after a traumatic event like this,” he said. Brian Edwards, in the RCMP statement. This is the second time in several weeks that the IIO has been called to Surrey for a fatal incident with police. Last Friday, April 1, police were called to the intersection of 142A Street and 87A Avenue after a police officer fatally shot a man suspected of at least one of a series of incidents that had occurred in the city earlier in the morning.
