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Chiefs, BCCLA say Indigenous involvement needed in probe of fatal B.C. police shooting

Jared Lowndes investigation highlights barriers to community representation in police accountability
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A memorial was set up for Jared Lowndes at the Campbell River Tim Hortons where the incident took place. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror

The death of a First Nations man at the hands of police in the parking lot of a Vancouver Island Tim Hortons this summer is underscoring the issue of community involvement in probing similar cases.

The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and Pivot Legal say an ongoing independent investigation into the death Jared Lowndes should include Indigenous representation.

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