One RCMP Officer Shot Dead, and Two Officers Wounded in Suburban Vancouver

[Herman]

COQUITLAM, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog says an RCMP officer has died and a suspect and two other officers have been injured while police were serving an arrest warrant in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam.

The Independent Investigations Office says police had an altercation with a man, resulting in officers being hurt and the suspect being shot.

The City of Pitt Meadows says in a statement that Ridge Meadows RCMP lost an officer on Friday, saying its heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the victims as well as local officers.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over conduct of the investigation into the death of the officer and the injuries to their colleagues, while the Independent Investigations Office will probe the actions of police.

[Lokmar]

COQUITLAM, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog says an RCMP officer has died and a suspect and two other officers have been injured while police were serving an arrest warrant in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam.

The Independent Investigations Office says police had an altercation with a man, resulting in officers being hurt and the suspect being shot.

The City of Pitt Meadows says in a statement that Ridge Meadows RCMP lost an officer on Friday, saying its heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the victims as well as local officers.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over conduct of the investigation into the death of the officer and the injuries to their colleagues, while the Independent Investigations Office will probe the actions of police.

Must be propaganda. Canduhduh has very strict gun laws!

[Herman]

Must be propaganda. Canduhduh has very strict gun laws!

How can that have happened. If you restrict legal guns, there aint gun crime or so Justine says.