An officer with the Metro Vancouver Transit Police who shot a man in Gastown could face criminal charges, according to the province’s police watchdog.
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has filed a report with Crown counsel for consideration of charges in the shooting, which happened nearly two years ago.
“Upon completion of the investigation, Interim Chief Civilian Director Sandra Hentzen reviewed the evidence and determined that reasonable grounds exist to believe that one officer with the Transit Police may have committed an offence in relation to the use of a firearm,” a news release from the IIO says.
On Nov. 28, 2022, officers with the Vancouver Police Department were called for reports of a man with a weapon near the intersection of West Cordova and Cambie streets. Members of the transit police also responded and “confronted” the man, according to the IIO.
“During the interaction that followed, a member …