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Man dies at a Burnaby business, IIO investigating

Darpan News Desk BCRCMP, 16 Dec, 2022 03:45 PM

On Friday, at approximately 5:57 a.m., Burnaby RCMP responded to a call from Emergency Health Services regarding an overdosing man who had reportedly been in a physical altercation with an employee at a local business.

When the man was being arrest he began to show signs of medical distress. Emergency Health Services and Advance Life Support attempted to revive the man but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

IIO BC is investigating to determine whether police actions are linked to the man’s death.

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