British Columbia’s Independent Investigations Office has been tasked with investigating after an RCMP officer shot a man during an incident outside Kaslo on Friday.
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RCMP officers responded to a disturbance call at a home outside Kaslo, B.C., just before 6 p.m. on Friday when the shooting happened, according to police.
RCMP said officers verbally engaged with the man and, during the interaction, an officer discharged their service pistol.
The man was struck and transported to hospital for treatment in stable condition, RCMP said in a release issued Saturday.
The incident is being investigated by the Independent Investigations Office (IIO), the civilian oversight agency that reviews police-related incidents of death or serious harm.
In its own media release, the IIO said the man sustained serious injuries.
The IIO is asking anyone who witnessed the incident or has relevant information to contact investigators, while the RCMP is also investigating the circumstances leading up to the interaction with police.
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