Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 11, 2023

RCMP sniper bullet ruptured aorta of man in mental distress
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/rcmp-sniper-s-bullet-ruptured-aorta-of-man-in-mental-distress-1.6474658

Shantz exited the house w. the shotgun in his hands, as he said he would
Almost immediately an RCMP sniper shot & killed Shantz, just as he was ordered to do

"This is the only thing they planned for. Barry called for them to shoot him & it's like they were just following suit & that seemed to be the only option they were considering. Everything else seemed to be discarded"
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#Canada #RCMP #MilitarizedPolice

RCMP sniper's bullet ruptured aorta of man in mental distress

At the coroner's inquest into the death of a man killed by an RCMP sharpshooter following a six-hour standoff, jurors heard testimony from an advanced care paramedic.

British Columbia
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Addendum

Independent Investigations Office director testifies at inquest into death of suicidal B.C. man shot by RCMP
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/iio-director-testifies-at-inquest-into-death-of-suicidal-b-c-man-shot-by-police-1.6476066

#RCMP

IIO director testifies at inquest into death of suicidal B.C. man shot by police

On the second to last day of a coroner's Inquest into the death of a man who calmly explained to police how he wanted them to kill him, the civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office took the stand to explain why his investigators did not interview key RCMP personnel involved in the man's death.

British Columbia
Jul 12, 2023 at 3:23amWeb
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Addendae cont'd

Similar case: police killing due to insufficient mental help resources in B.C.

Fatal shooting of knife-wielding person in crisis by North Vancouver RCMP justified
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/fatal-shooting-of-knife-wielding-person-in-crisis-by-north-vancouver-rcmp-was-justified-iio-finds-1.6506289

* decision met w. frustration by friends, family of deceased
* Dani Cooper shot/killed by North Van RCMP
* Police were called to apartment complex where Cooper lived to respond to 911 calls about a person w. a knife behaving erratically, had entered multiple apartments

#RCMP #DeathByCop #BC

Fatal shooting of knife-wielding person in crisis by North Vancouver RCMP was justified, IIO finds

An oversight agency has concluded that the police shooting of a non-binary activist in North Vancouver last fall was justified, a decision that has been met with frustration by friends and family of the deceased.

British Columbia