Woman dead, toddler uninjured following B.C. police shooting, watchdog says
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B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating the death of a woman who was shot by the RCMP after allegedly barricading herself in a room with a toddler early Thursday morning.
B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating the death of a woman who was shot by the RCMP after allegedly barricading herself in a room with a toddler early Thursday morning.
The incident unfolded at a home on 180A Street in Surrey, where officers responded to a report of a disturbance around 4:40 a.m.
In a news release, a spokesperson for the B.C. RCMP said officers arrived to learn the woman was "reportedly holding a weapon" next to the child.
"While interacting with the woman, an officer fired their weapon, striking her," Staff Sgt. Kris Clark said, in the release. "There were no reported injuries to the child."
Paramedics were already on scene prior to the shooting, and tried to provide emergency medical care to the woman before she died at the property, authorities said.
Asked whether the toddler was still in the room when the officer opened fire, Clark told CTV News he could not provide any further details while the incident is under investigation.
The RCMP did not specify whether officers recovered a weapon from the home.
