By The Canadian Press

Independent police watchdog sends report to Crown about fatal Surrey shooting

Oct 21, 2016 | 11:24 AM

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia’s independent police watchdog is sending a report to Crown counsel after investigating a fatal RCMP shooting in Surrey.

The Criminal Justice Branch must now decide if charges are warranted against any officers in connection with the July 18, 2015 shooting in south Surrey.

The Independent Investigations Office found the shooting occurred as officers responded to reports of a possibly suicidal man outside an RCMP detachment.

The BC Coroner’s Service later identified the victim as 20-year-old Hudson Brooks.

The IIO must file a report to Crown lawyers after a police-involved serious injury or death.

SOUND OFF

SOUND OFF: Community building is the missing middle in the food affordability crisis

33m ago

ONE MAN'S OPINION

COLLINS: The free-for-all in politics

Dec 14, 2025

CFJC-TV

Kamloops born-and-raised Dylana Kneeshaw to succeed Bill O'Donovan as CFJC-TV lead anchor

Dec 13, 2025

The threshold for forwarding reports to the Criminal Justice branch is lower for the IIO than for other agencies, and Crown counsel must make the final decision about proceeding with any charges.