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Lone male barricades himself in a residence with reported weapons: Burnaby RCMP

Darpan News Desk Burnaby RCMP, 28 Feb, 2023 06:02 PM
  • Lone male barricades himself in a residence with reported weapons: Burnaby RCMP

On Monday night at around 9:30pm, Burnaby RCMP received a report of a domestic disturbance, where a lone male had barricaded himself in a residence with reported weapons.

Attempts to negotiate and deescalate the situation were unsuccessful, and shortly after 11:40 p.m. the male attempted to lower himself from a third story window. He was arrested at ground level with the assistance of a police dog and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

The IIO BC is investigating police actions in the incident. The matter is now under investigation by the IIO BC. 

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