IIO is Investigating an Arrest in Esquimalt Where One Man was Injured (2025-234)

INFORMATION BULLETIN
Independent Investigations Office
For Immediate Release

Surrey, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating an incident where a man was injured while being arrested in Esquimalt.

Information provided by the Victoria Police Department states that at about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday (October 9, 2025), police responded to a report of a man with a weapon at a home on Dominion Road.

Officers attended and took the man into custody with the assistance of a police service dog. He sustained a serious but not life-threatening injury while being arrested and was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The IIO was notified of the incident shortly after it occurred and is now investigating.

There are two factors that the IIO considers at the beginning of each investigation:

1. If there has been an injury that meets the threshold of serious harm, as defined by the Police Act, or a death; and
2. If there is a connection between the serious harm/death and police action or inaction.

If both conditions are met, the investigation will continue to examine all available evidence to determine what occurred. At the conclusion of the investigation, the chief civilian director will consider whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence may have occurred.

The IIO is asking that any witnesses that have not already provided a statement, or who have video footage of the incident, to please contact the IIO at our Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.

Background

The IIO is the Independent civilian oversight agency of the police in British Columbia. It investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.

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