By Dylana Kneeshaw

IIO INVESTIGATION

Independent Investigations Office looking into RCMP actions after woman seriously injured in Chase

Oct 5, 2020 | 10:45 AM

CHASE, B.C — B.C’s police watchdog is investigating the actions of RCMP officers in Chase after a young woman was seriously injured last week.

The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) says it is looking into an incident in the Chase area on October 2. Just after 12:00 p.m that day, RCMP received a report that a young woman had jumped in front of a vehicle on Pine Street in Chase before walking away. An officer arrived on scene and spoke to a young woman matching the description the witness provided.

Minutes later, RCMP received another call about a young woman who had reportedly jumped from the Pine Street Bridge. Emergency Health Services arrived on scene and transported the woman to a local area hospital with serious injuries.

The IIO says it was determined that this was the same young woman the officer had recently spoken to.

Now, the agency says it will investigate “what role, if any, the officers’ actions or inaction may have played in the serious harm of the woman.”

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Anyone who saw or recorded the incident is asked to contact the IIO witness line at 1-855-446-8477.