IIO is Seeking Witnesses to Arrest in Burnaby (2025-164)

INFORMATION BULLETIN
Independent Investigations Office
For Immediate Release

Surrey, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is seeking witnesses to the death of a man in Burnaby on July 4, 2025.

Information provided by police states that Burnaby RCMP officers responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. to a 911 call in the 7000 block of Hillview Street. Police were responding to concerns about a man creating a disturbance and possibly suffering a mental health issue.

After arriving, police located the man outside of a residence and went to take him into custody. During the interaction, the man went into medical distress and officers provided aid. He was then taken to the hospital but later died.

The IIO was notified the same day 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 also 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.

info@iiobc.ca