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B.C. police watchdog investigating fatal shooting
BY , Jan 9, 2020 2:44 AM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON Apr 24, 2020 3:31 PMThe RCMP says British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating a police-involved shooting that resulted in a man's death in the Shuswap region.
They say Mounties in Salmon Arm received a complaint at around 6:40 p.m.
Tuesday that someone had severely damaged property at a home in Tappen, about 90 kilometres east of Kamloops.
Officers located a male suspect at a neighbouring residence, set up a containment perimeter and called the RCMP's Emergency Response Team after an attempted arrest was called off due to the level of risk.
Police say officers used a chemical agent in an attempt to force the suspect to leave the residence, which he did.
They say the man was fatally shot in an interaction with a police officer as he attempted to flee the area.
No one else was injured during the incident and the Independent Investigations Office is investigating.
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