B.C. police watchdog investigating incident in Duncan
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British Columbia's police oversight agency is investigating an incident in Duncan, B.C., on Friday morning. CTV News has obtained a video recording of the incident in the parking lot of the North Cowichan-Duncan RCMP detachment.
British Columbia's police oversight agency is investigating an incident in Duncan, B.C., on Friday morning.
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C., which investigates when police are involved in an incident that results in serious injury or death, says it will provide further details on the matter Friday.
CTV News has obtained a video recording of the incident in the parking lot of the North Cowichan-Duncan RCMP detachment.
The video shows a person in a grey hooded sweatshirt exit a dark-coloured vehicle that has crashed into an RCMP cruiser, apparently forcing the police vehicle down a small embankment.
Two uniformed RCMP officers approach the person who appears to be accessing the rear passenger seat of the vehicle.
One officer can be seen drawing a weapon as the person turns toward him. A single gunshot is heard and the person falls backward onto the ground.
The municipality of North Cowichan is asking the public to avoid the area around the detachment.
