Coroners inquest called into death of 35-year-old man shot by Oceanside RCMP
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The B.C. government will hold a coroners inquest into the death of a man who was shot by police near the Vancouver Island community of Qualicum Beach six years ago.
The B.C. government will hold a coroners inquest into the death of a man who was shot by police near the Vancouver Island community of Qualicum Beach six years ago.
Aaron Lee Prince, 35, was shot by two Oceanside RCMP officers on Oct. 12, 2017, after he allegedly wrestled the officers to the ground while they tried to apprehend him under the Mental Health Act.
Both officers were cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. in 2020.
The watchdog agency's final report into the matter found Prince was being transported to hospital by a friend that morning after he had allegedly stabbed himself in the chest with a knife while reportedly hearing voices in his head.
The friend called 911 and arranged to meet an ambulance along the highway to take Prince the rest of the way to the hospital.
Concerned that Prince may still be in possession of the knife, paramedics called for police to meet them at the rendezvous spot in the 39000 block of the Inland Island Highway.
The two responding officers were soon notified about a report of a man running down the highway in the same area.
