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Ontario youth, 18, shot dead by Brantford cops

MISSISSAUGA, ON – An 18-year-old has been shot dead inside a Brantford home by a cop. The teenager was shot dead at around 9:51 p.m. on Wednesday inside a home on Sympatica Crescent. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit provided few details of what led to the police shooting of the youth. “The BPS contacted the SIU [...]

August 26th, 2010 | Posted in Canada,LATEST FROM VANCOUVER | Read More »

Man shot by North Vancouver RCMP has died

Const. Lindsey Houghton of VPD

VANCOUVER – (Update) A 39-year-old man shot by a Mountie for disobeying commands has died following surgery for bullet wounds. The man was shot after being ordered out of his car while RCMP were investigating an alleged criminal offence.  Matthew John Wilcox died on Sunday at 8:13 p.m. according to a statement issued by Vancouver [...]

January 11th, 2010 | Posted in Featured | Read More »

RCMP shoot man in North Vancouver

NORTH VANCOUVER – An RCMP officer involved in a criminal investigation shot a suspect on Saturday afternoon on Dollarton Highway in North Vancouver. The shooting occurred at about 2:25 p.m. during a stop of a suspect vehicle, said RCMP spokesman Sgt. Peter Thiessen. “The circumstances surrounding the shooting are not clear however the officer was [...]

January 9th, 2010 | Posted in LATEST FROM VANCOUVER | Read More »

American shot by B.C. RCMP faces charges

SMITHERS, B.C. – A 24-year-old driver who got shot when he allegedly dragged a cop with a truck suspected to be stolen is an American citizen with previous brushes with the law in the U.S. RCMP said several shots were fired by a policeman who had stopped the truck on Saturday after a nearby detachment [...]

November 24th, 2009 | Posted in B.C. | Read More »

Man shot by B.C. cop is expected to recover

SMITHERS, B.C. -  A suspected car thief shot by police is in stable condition and is expected to recover. A policeman fired at the suspect after a stolen truck was stopped. RCMP said the cop fired when he was dragged by the vehicle as he was removing the suspect from the vehicle. “On November 21, 2009 [...]

November 23rd, 2009 | Posted in B.C. | Read More »

Nanaimo man shot dead by RCMP

A Nanaimo man was shot dead early Friday by a group of cops probing a noise complaint at a townhouse complex. He is the fourth police shootiing fatality in B.C. in less than five weeks.

October 24th, 2009 | Posted in Featured | Read More »

Surrey RCMP fire at car that failed to stop at roadblock

RCMP fired at a car that raced past a roadblock in Surrey early Saturday morning.

October 10th, 2009 | Posted in LATEST FROM VANCOUVER | Read More »

Fort St. John farmer shot dead by RCMP

RCMP’s heavily armed ERT team has shot dead a Fort St. John area farmer. RCMP said the man, 41, was armed and was involved in a four-day cat-and-mouse game with cops. It is the fourth B.C. police shooting in September.

September 30th, 2009 | Posted in B.C. | Read More »

RCMP had military-style plan to capture man but they ended up killing him

RCMP made a detailed plan to capture Rodney Jackson with military-style precision. But the plan went awry and they ended up killing him. His family wants answers about what happened.

September 27th, 2009 | Posted in B.C. | Read More »

Pain and anguish over fatal RCMP shooting of Hazelton dad

Hazelton, B.C. is indicated by symbol on map. Google Maps.

“Oh my God, you can’t believe how painful this is,” says an aunt of 27-year-old Rodney Jackson who was shot dead by RCMP in Hazelton. Jackson is a father and worked varied jobs.

September 27th, 2009 | Posted in Featured | Read More »

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