Man killed in police-involved shooting in Burnaby
CBC News
Posted: Jan 31, 2013 6:01 AM PT
Last Updated: Jan 31, 2013 12:11 PM PT
The Independent Investigations Office has sent a team to investigate after a knife-wielding man was shot and killed by Mounties in Burnaby early this morning.
The IIO says police received a 911 call about a man with a knife in the 4100 block of Albert Street.
"While one of the RCMP members was en route to that call, it's my understanding that he encountered a male who evidently matched the physical description that was provided by the initial complainant," said IIO spokesperson Owen Court.
Two blocks of Hastings Street were closed early Thursday morning as Mounties investigated. (Devon Goodsell/CBC)"Obviously there was some sort of an engagement between the two during which the man was shot."
Court says the man, whose name has not been released, was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Court says there is no word on the incident that sparked the 911 call.
No further details have been released.
Share Tools
Latest British Columbia News Headlines
- Police probe death of woman, 27, in Kelowna home
- The Kelowna RCMP is investigating the suspicious death of a 27-year-old woman at a home in the Glenmore area. more »
- Senators call for 'zero tolerance' on harassment in RCMP
- The RCMP should amend its code of conduct to explicitly define and prohibit harassment, a Senate committee is recommending in a newly tabled report. more »
- Cross Canada bike stolen from B.C. senior
- An 85-year-old Burnaby senior hopes a heartless thief returns a bicycle that has rolled 4,700 kilometres across Canada, and carries countless memories of a magnificent adventure. more »
- Police probe Mohinder graffiti in East Vancouver
- While it's hard to establish if more than one person is responsible for the graffiti, police say their investigators are looking into it. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- Montreal mayor resigns amid corruption charges
- Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has resigned in the wake of corruption charges being laid against him, although he maintains he is innocent. more »
- 2 men jailed in Dominican wedding fight return to Canada
- Two Canadian men who were detained in the Dominican Republic for nearly three weeks after a post-wedding fight broke out at a resort have returned to Toronto, the latest step in a drama that the wife of one of the men said was "like a scene from the movies." more »
- Are e-cigarettes safe to puff?
- As electronic or e-cigarettes grow in popularity, some health advocates want them to be regulated. more »
- Senators call for 'zero tolerance' on harassment in RCMP
- The RCMP should amend its code of conduct to explicitly define and prohibit harassment, a Senate committee is recommending in a newly tabled report. more »
- Police probe death of woman, 27, in Kelowna home
- Parents of son 'brutally beaten' playing hockey want charges
- Failed condo pre-sale deal costs Vancouver buyer $750K
- Police probe Mohinder graffiti in East Vancouver
- Cross Canada bike stolen from B.C. senior
- Hundreds attend 'Change Brazil' protest in Vancouver
- Vancouver airport CEO takes aim at cross-border travellers
- Prison guard files murder trauma claim
- The class photo that made a father cry
