Police report details RCMP Constable Shaelyn Yang’s fatal interaction with homeless man
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“This is new information that indicates that Constable Yang was trying to save a life and then the tragedy ensues,” said Global News investigative journalist Sam Cooper.
Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang was attempting to save a homeless man’s life on the morning of Oct. 18 when she was fatally stabbed, according to a police report obtained by Global News investigative journalist Sam Cooper.
The report, which details the interaction between the young Mountie and the suspect accused of killing her, states Yang had accompanied a City of Burnaby parks officer as he prepared to serve an eviction notice on a man who had been occupying a tent in a local park for several months.
Yang, a member of the Burnaby RCMP mental health and homeless outreach team, approached the tent and called out, but receieved no response.
She then observed a man inside with his eyes closed.
The report states Yang announced she was going in to administer naloxone when the man responded, exited the tent and threatened the parks officer.
Both he and Yang then backed away and used their phones and radios to call for assistance.
“According to the report, the man got angry, charged…and then stabbed Constable Yang in the chest area,” said Cooper.
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