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Police Fatally Shoot Man In Dawson Creek At Site C Open House Event

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Jul, 2015 11:19 AM
    DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — A man has died after being shot by the RCMP during a confrontation with officers in Dawson Creek, B.C.
     
    The RCMP says at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, they were called about a man damaging property and disrupting a BC Hydro public information session concerning the Site C hydroelectric dam.
     
    Police say when they arrived, they encountered a masked man outside the venue believed to be connected to the complaint.
     
    The RCMP says despite attempts to de-escalate the situation, there was a confrontation and the unidentified man was shot and later died in hospital.
     
    No police officers or other members of the public were injured during the incident.
     
     
    The RCMP has secured the scene pending the arrival of a team from the Independent Investigations Office on Friday morning.
     
    The IIO investigates all officer-involved incidents in British Columbia that result in death or serious harm.
     
    The massive Site C project on the Peace River was approved by the British Columbia government on July 7. The meeting in Dawson Creek was the last of five public consultations held in B.C. this month.

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