The BC RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) of an incident in Prince George where a man was injured.
According to the IIO, at about 7:30 yesterday evening (Tuesday), a man discharged a firearm towards officers in a rural area outside of Prince George, who then reportedly fled in a dark coloured Volvo.
No injuries were reported.
Officers later located the Volvo near a Forest Service Road in the Tabor-Ferndale area.
The IIO said there was an exchange of gunfire, with the man sustaining non-life-threatening injuries, and was transported to hospital.
The IIO is investigating if the injury meets the threshold of serious harm defined in the Police Act, or a death, and if there’s a connection between the serious harm/death and police action or inaction.
The incident involved members of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, Prince George RCMP, and Emergency Response Team.
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