Final steps of Kamloops officer-involved shooting investigation could take months
KAMLOOPS — An investigation into a Kamloops officer-involved shooting, which is led by BC’s police watchdog, still has some key steps left before it can be wrapped up.
Chief Civilian Director for the Independent Investigations Office of BC, Ron MacDonald, says members have done the bulk of the investigation, but it could still be months before it concludes.
The shooting occurred on Rose Hill Road in Kamloops Sept. 14. Officers had responded to a report of a suspicious and possibly impaired man. Police attended the location and there was a reported exchange of gunfire, ultimately leading to the death of the man.
“We’re at that stage, as is so common in these matters, where we’re awaiting certain forensic testing and expert reports that flow from that,” MacDonald says. “It’s very difficult for me to give even a ballpark figure on that because, unfortunately, we do have to wait for third-party reports that we don’t have direct control over the timing.”