IIO is Investigating an Officer-Involved Shooting in Vancouver (2026-127)

Case: 2026-127 Incident Date: June 8, 2026 Agency: Municipal Location: Vancouver Detachment: Vancouver Police Department Incident Classification: Death Case Status: Open - Investigation in Progress

INFORMATION BULLETIN
Independent Investigations Office
For Immediate Release

Surrey, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Vancouver last night, June 8, 2026.

Initial information provided by the Vancouver Police Department states that around 9 p.m., officers responded to reports of a male running through people’s back yards in the 3600-block of Commercial Street.

Police arrived on scene and located the affected person (AP) who had gained entry into a residence and had taken an uninvolved man as a hostage using a weapon. There was then an interaction, and the AP was shot by police.

The AP was pronounced dead at the scene. The hostage was taken to a local hospital with injuries but has since been released.

The IIO was notified of the incident shortly after it occurred and has commenced an investigation.

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 officer 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 asks that any witnesses who have information regarding this matter 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 officers and detention guards in British Columbia. It investigates all incidents involving officers or detention guards that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.
info@iiobc.ca

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