B.C.’s police watchdog finds “no credible evidence” Kamloops RCMP officers dislocated man’s shoulder during arrest
KAMLOOPS — B.C.’s police watchdog says Kamloops RCMP officers were not responsible for a man’s dislocated shoulder in February 2023.
In a news release issued Monday (Sept. 16), the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) says the Kamloops officers were not using excessive, unnecessary or unreasonable force against the man who was found intoxicated in a public place and allegedly threatened a doctor.
The incident began on Feb. 17, 2023, when RCMP were called to a doctor’s office for complaints of a man who was intoxicated and aggressive. IIO states cell block video showed the man pulling away from the officers as they tried to remove his cuff, and he was ultimately dragged to a cell to have them taken off.
IIO state while a witness officer recalled concerns that the man may have been injured, they told police he did not want an ambulance called and was not willing to go to hospital.