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IIO investigating death of man at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Dec, 2023 02:29 PM
  • IIO investigating death of man at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

B-C's police watchdog has been called to investigate the death of a man who police say was threatening staff at Abbotsford Regional Hospital with a weapon. 

Police in the Fraser Valley city say officers responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a man in possession of a weapon at the hospital yesterday afternoon. 

They say the officers had an interaction with the man and one of them shot him.

Police say he received medical attention but later died, and the Independent Investigations Office has been notified.

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