Apr 2, 2022 12:10 AM - The Canadian Press
British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in after the shooting death of a man in Surrey, B.C.
The RCMP say they notified the Independent Investigations Office after a police officer fired at a robbery suspect on Friday morning.
Police say the incident began at about 5:40 a.m. after they received a report of an attempted armed robbery followed by an attempted carjacking.
The Mounties say they located a person matching the description of a suspect at about 7 a.m. and chased him.
The RCMP say an officer and the suspect got into a confrontation during the chase and the suspect was shot.
He died after being taken to hospital.