Coroner Names B.C. Man Who Died Following Confrontation With Terrace RCMP

The Canadian Press, 25 Aug, 2016 12:57 PM

TERRACE, B.C. — A 29-year-old man is identified as the person who died following a confrontation with police in Terrace, British Columbia.

The BC Coroners Service confirms Terrace resident Nicolas Allan Jeppeson died Aug. 18.

RCMP members encountered the victim at Mills Memorial Hospital in the northwestern B.C., city, as they responded to reports of a man with an axe, threatening to harm himself.

Police said they tried to negotiate with Jeppeson as he stood outside the hospital, and then used a conducted energy weapon to subdue him.

Details about how he was injured have not been released, but he died a short time later in hospital.

The BC Coroners Service and the Independent Investigations Office continue to investigate. (CFTK)

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