The province’s public watchdog handled 64 death investigations in 2022, raising questions about IIO resources and police use of force.

By Amanda Follett Hosgood who is The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter. She lives in Wet’suwet’en territory. Find her on Twitter @amandajfollett.

Link to the story, published on Feb 15, 2023:
https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/02/15/Rising-Police-Involved-Deaths/

The province’s public watchdog handled 64 death investigations in 2022, raising questions about IIO resources and police use of force. By Amanda Follett Hosgood who is The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter. She lives in Wet’suwet’en territory. Find her on Twitter @amandajfollett. Link to the story, published on Feb 15, 2023: https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/02/15/Rising-Police-Involved-Deaths/

BC Police-Involved Deaths Have Risen 700 in the Last Decade

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