IIO Seeking Witnesses to Incident in Surrey (2019-146)
Case: 2019-146 Incident Date: August 14, 2019 Agency: RCMP Location: Surrey Detachment: Surrey Incident Classification: Serious Harm Case Status: Closed - With Public ReportInformation Bulletin
Independent Investigations Office
For Immediate Posting
Surrey. B.C. – The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is seeking witnesses to an incident in Surrey on August 14, 2019.
RCMP reported on August 14, 2019, at approximately 4:17 a.m., officers responded to a call concerning a male with a weapon on 135A Street, Surrey. It is reported that during an interaction with police, shots were fired resulting in injuries to a male.
Emergency Health Services transported the male to hospital.
Anyone who witnessed this incident is asked to contact the IIO witness line at 1-855-446-8477.
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.