B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has determined that a Hope RCMP officer had reasonable grounds for firing his gun in a police shooting that resulted in a man dying at the Fraser Canyon Hospital (FCH) in Hope.
In a detailed report published last Saturday (Sept. 27), IIO said, given the circumstances of the situation, the officer's use of "lethal force was reasonable and justified" as the deceased was posing a serious threat to both the officer and another hospital patient.
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