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Sudden death investigation

On Thursday afternoon Coquitlam RCMP received a report that a man who fled from his home was intending to harm himself.

Just before 2:30 p.m. Coquitlam RCMP members located the man who was carrying a firearm. Police approached the man and tried talking to him, at which point he shot himself.

The scene is cordoned off as part of the investigation.

The BC Coroners Services has been notified and the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia are now investigating. 



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