UPDATE: Thursday
A man who died in a confrontation with police in Terrace had just been Tasered.
Police said they tried to negotiate with Nicolas Allan Jeppeson as he stood outside the local hospital, and then used a conducted energy weapon to subdue him.
He died a short time later.
The death is under investigation.
ORIGINAL: Wednesday
Nicolas Allan Jeppesen, 29, has been identified as the man who died following interaction with Terrace RCMP earlier this month.
On Aug. 21, police responded to a complaint near Mills Memorial Hospital.
They encountered Jeppesen, a local resident, near the hospital’s helicopter landing pad. During the interaction, Jeppesen was injured and died a short time later at the hospital.
The BC Coroners Service and Independent Investigations Office continue to investigate the death.
The mandate of the IIO is to investigate whether any offences may have been committed by the police officers involved.
The mandate of the BC Coroners Service in such cases is broader, and the coroner’s investigation may look at the events which led up to the final fatal outcome and whether there are reasonable and practical recommendations that could be made which might prevent future deaths in similar circumstances.