IIO Is Seeking Witnesses to an Incident in Duncan Where One Woman was Injured (2024-279)
Case: 2024-279 Incident Date: November 29, 2024 Location: Duncan Detachment: North Cowichan/Duncan Agency: RCMP 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 an incident in Duncan where one woman sustained an injury.
Information provided by the RCMP states that at about 2:05 p.m. yesterday (November 29, 2024), officers responded to reports from the public about a woman waving a weapon at vehicles near the intersection of Underwood and Craig streets.
Officers located the woman near the river off of Allenby Road, and there was an interaction between the woman and police while she was being taken into custody. The woman sustained a serious injury and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The IIO was notified the same day and has commenced an investigation.
Initial investigative steps will seek to confirm the extent of the woman’s injury and if it meets the threshold of serious harm as defined by the Police Act, and if any force used by police during the arrest was necessary, reasonable, and proportionate under the circumstances.
The IIO is asking any person with relevant information of the incident to please contact the 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.