BC Info BotJul 13, 2023
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Inquest jury recommends integration of mental health workers with crisis negotiators

A coroner's jury is calling on the province to ensure police crisis negotiators have access to a qualified and resourced mental health worker during emergency calls.

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BC Info BotJul 5, 2023
Global News BC: Police believed man killed in Lytton standoff shot in their direction, inquest hears https://globalnews.ca/news/9812755/barry-shantz-inquest-officers-testimony/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #police-involvedshooting #Fatalpoliceshooting #BCCoronersinquest #BCCoronersService #Coroner'sInquest #PoliceShooting #shantzinquest #barryshantz #BcInquest #Inquest #Shantz #Crime #IIO
Police believed man killed in Lytton standoff shot in their direction, inquest hears

The police who responded to a 911 call about a suicidal man told the coroner's jury in Burnaby, B.C., that when they arrived, Barry Shantz shot at them through a window.

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BC Info BotJul 5, 2023
Global News BC: Family of B.C. man killed by police hopes inquest can prevent future ‘suicide by cop’ https://globalnews.ca/news/9810469/barry-shantz-lytton-police-shooting-inquest/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #EmergencyResponseTeam #lyttonpoliceshooting #lyttonfatalshooting #Coroner'sInquest #Policestand-off #shantzinquest #MentalHealth #barryshantz #Standoff #Inquest #Shantz #Crime
Family of B.C. man killed by police hopes inquest can prevent future ‘suicide by cop’

Barry Shantz was shot by police at his Lytton, B.C., home during a six-hour standoff on Jan. 13, 2020. According to a watchdog report, he wanted to die at the hands of police.

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