IIO is Investigating an Arrest in Surrey (2025-124)
Case: 2025-124 Incident Date: May 9, 2025 Agency: RCMP Location: Surrey Detachment: Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit Incident Classification: Serious Harm Case Status: Open - Investigation in ProgressINFORMATION BULLETIN
Independent Investigations Office
For Immediate Release
Surrey, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating the injuries sustained by a man while being arrested in Surrey on May 9, 2025.
Information provided by the police states that at around 1:30 p.m., members of the Surrey RCMP Provincial Operations Support Unit responded to a disturbance call at a residential building near 34 Avenue and 152 Street.
After arriving, officers located one man who had reportedly been in possession of a weapon and moved to detain him under the Mental Health Act.
The man suffered injuries during the arrest process and was then taken to a hospital for treatment.
The IIO is now investigating.
There are two factors that the IIO considers at the beginning of each investigation:
- If there has been an injury that meets the threshold of serious harm, as defined by the Police Act, or a death; and
- If there is a connection between the serious harm/death and police action or inaction.
If there is a connection to police action or inaction and the person’s serious harm or death, the chief civilian director will determine if there are reasonable grounds to believe an offence has been committed.
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.