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Police involved shooting

YouTube Ronn Dunnett, dunnettclassicdrums - Video allegedly shows the moments following the shooting.

Update -- Nov. 24

The BC Coroners Service has released the identity of a man shot and killed by police in Vancouver over the weekend.

Phuong Na (Tony) Du, 51, was a resident of Vancouver. He was shot by police on Saturday afternoon, shortly before 5 p.m. near the intersection of Knight Street and E. 41st Avenue.  

Du was transported from the scene to Vancouver General Hospital but died soon after arrival.

Police at the time said they were confronted by a distraught man shouting and waving a 2x4 piece of wood.

He refused to comply with the directions and officers shot him with bean bag rounds in an attempt to disarm him and take him safely into custody, but eventually the man was shot.


Original story -- Nov. 22

BC's police watchdog has been deployed after a person was sent to hospital following a police-involved shooting in East Vancouver Thursday afternoon.

CTV Vancouver reports the incident happened just after 5 p.m. at the intersection of East 41st and Knight streets.

One person has been rushed to hospital, but it was not a police officer.

The identity of the victim and the extent of their injuries remain unknown.

The Independent Investigations Office tweeted at around 6:15 p.m. it had been deployed to the scene of the shooting.

The watchdog examines all matters where serious injury or death results during cases handled by any police agency in the province.



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