Man dead in Burnaby, IIO called in
Posted December 16, 2022 8:48 am.
Last Updated December 16, 2022 2:09 pm.
The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) has been called in after a man died in Burnaby, Friday.
According to the RCMP, Mounties were called to the Kensington Plaza area just before 6 a.m. for reports of a man who was reportedly “overdosing” and who had been in a fight with a local store employee.
While he was being arrested, investigators say “he began to show signs of medical distress.”
While first responders tried to revive him, he died at the scene.
Photo from the parking lot right now. Def seems to be around Starbucks. pic.twitter.com/mJXnUwSqqc
— Justin (@J_Eckersall) December 16, 2022
A major police presence was seen at Kensington Plaza early Friday morning with CityNews receiving reports that the parking lot in front of the Starbucks on Hastings Street near Kensington Avenue was taped off.
The IIO is called in any time there is a police-involved incident that results in serious harm or death.
–With files from Robyn Crawford
