B.C.’s provincial police watchdog is investigating a Sunday night officer-imvolved shooting that left one man injured.
Shortly before 8 p.m. on Sunday (March 29), Surrey Police Service officers attended a residence in the 13400-block of 81 Avenue for a report of someone with a weapon.
As SPS officers attempted to take the man into custody, the man reportedly confronted them while holding an edged weapon, an SPS release said.
Officers fired their service weapons at the man, including a duty pistol.
They notified the IIO that someone had been injured in an officer-involved shooting, SPS said in the release, which noted officers and BC Emergency Health Services paramedics administered medical help, and the injured man was transported to hospital, where he were reported as receiving treatment for minor injuries.
The IIO confirmed with their own release they are looking into the shooting, and said that during the interaction, “officers used less-lethal weapons as well as a firearm and the man suffered injuries.”
The IIO considers two factors at the beginning of each investigation: If there has been an injury that meets the threshold of serious harm, as defined by the Police Act, or a death; and if there is a connection between the serious harm/death and officer action or inaction, the IIO release said.
Any witnesses who have information regarding this matter are asked to contact the IIO at its Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.