The Independent Investigations Office is investigating a police-involved shooting in West Kelowna this afternoon where one man was injured.
The R-C-M-P says police were responding to reports of gunshots and a man with a weapon in a vehicle.
They say the man was involved in a collision, then hid inside a portable toilet, where he was found by police.
Mounties say the man was shot after an interaction with officers and was taken to hospital for treatment.
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Upon reaching the scene, police found that a man had been struck on the head causing his "religious head covering" -- which they later identified as turban -- to fall on the ground. The suspect allegedly passed derogatory comments at the victim before he left the TTC station, the Toronto Police said in a statement.
Officers patrolling near Granville and Smithe Street were flagged down by the victim around 9:40 p.m. Sunday after he was attacked. The man had serious injuries and was rushed to hospital. He is expected to recover.
Upon arrival, officers located a male victim in his twenties. The man sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The initial investigation suggests that this incident was not random.
The 65-year-old driver was heading west near Nootka Street and East 6 Avenue, when the Chevrolet Malibu he was driving suddenly veered off the road and struck a pole at about 7:35 p.m. The driver went into medical distress and died after being taken to hospital.