Seven Vancouver police officers involved in the beating death of Myles Gray nine years ago have been cleared of wrongdoing by a police discipline authority.
The Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner said it was reviewing the decision over the 2015 death of Gray, which was classified as a homicide by a coroner’s inquest last year.
A pathologist told the inquest Gray died of cardiopulmonary arrest, complicated by police actions including “neck compression,” blunt force injuries, the use of pepper spray and holding Gray on his stomach while his arms were handcuffed behind his back.
The commissioner said in a statement on Thursday that the discipline proceeding under Delta police Chief Neil Dubord found none of the officers committed misconduct and allegations of abuse of authority were not proven.
It said the complaints commissioner would now decide whether to seek a further review by a retired judge.
Gray, 33, suffered …