BC's police watchdog launched an investigation in Prince George after Mounties gunned down a man who was, according to RCMP, believed to be “experiencing a mental health crisis.”.Shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, Prince George RCMP received a report of a distraught man located in a vehicle at the intersection of Highway 97 and Willowcale Road..A Critical Incident Commander was notified; Emergency Health Services waited nearby while frontline officers contained the scene and stopped highway traffic..Police say “an interaction” then occurred between the man and responding officers outside the vehicle, resulting in one officer firing his weapon..The individual was shot and police provided medical attention until paramedics arrived, however the man succumbed to his injuries..No one else was injured..The Independent Investigations Office of BC says its first order of business is to confirm details of the “interaction” that prompted the shooting..As the shooting is now under investigation by the independent watchdog, police will not provide further comment.
