Police watchdog finds Coquitlam RCMP not at fault for death of man in custody

Oct 28, 2016 | 4:12 AM

COQUITLAM, B.C. — British Columbia’s police watchdog has concluded the death of a man in custody last week was not the fault of Mounties.

RCMP responded to calls of a break-in at a home in Coquitlam on Oct. 19.

Officers found a man who was severely injured and agitated, and police say a conducted-energy weapon was used on the suspect before taking him into custody.

The man went into medical distress shortly after the arrest and was taken to hospital where he died.