Image Credit: Facebook / Surrance Myers

By James Peters

IIO

Police watchdog to investigate man’s death in Williams Lake RCMP cells

Oct 3, 2022 | 2:02 PM

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — B.C.’s police watchdog is looking into the death of a man in Williams Lake RCMP cells.

In a news release, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) says the incident took place early Saturday morning (Oct. 1).

RCMP say on Friday evening, officers stopped a man and a woman riding a moped. The man was arrested and taken to cells.

At about 4:50 a.m. Saturday, the man was discovered to be in medical distress. B.C. Emergency Health Services attendants were called to assist but, in spite of their efforts, the man was pronounced dead.

According to the Williams Lake Tribune, the victim’s name is Surrance Myers. He was 21. Sigurdson Forest Products posted a note of condolence to its Facebook page Monday, calling Myers “a very valued and hard-working” employee, saying he will be missed.

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IIO will determine if officer action or inaction contributed to the man’s death.

Anyone who has relevant information is asked to contact the IIO witness line at 1 (800) 446-8477.