SURREY, Canada — The Independent Investigation Office of British Columbia is probing a fatal shooting involving police in Surrey.
Investigators say it happened early today when police responded to reports of a suicidal male screaming outside the Surrey RCMP office.
The RCMP reported the incident in the following statement,
"At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Saturday July 18, 2015, Surrey RCMP responded to reports of a suicidal male screaming just outside of the Surrey RCMP District 5 South Surrey office located in the 1800 block of 152nd Street. Police officers, who were in the District 5 office at the time, rushed outside and located the male.
"A physical struggle ensued and the male was shot by an officer. The individual has died. One of the police officers involved was injured as a result of the confrontation and was transported to hospital for treatment. The police officer sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound, the circumstances of which are under investigation. No other police officers or members of the public were injured during this incident."
A police officer sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to hospital.
RT @bcRCMP: IIOBC has been called in to investigate a fatal police involved shooting in Surrey. http://t.co/q1uOr1jXTu
— Surrey RCMP (@SurreyRCMP) July 18, 2015
Police say the officer is expected to be released later today.
No other police officers or members of the public were injured.
"The Surrey RCMP are working with the IIO BC with respect to the fatal police involved shooting," Supt. Dave Attfield, Surrey RCMP operations officer, said in a release.
"Additional resources have been called in to assist, the scene has been secured and we anticipate that public access to the South Surrey office will be restricted in order to support the on-going investigation."
