RCMP in Salmo shoot and seriously injure man

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A man has been shot during a standoff with police in the West Kootenay.

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According to B.C. RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Kris Clark, the RCMP southeast district’s emergency response team and Creston RCMP officers went to a property in rural Salmo on Sept. 3 to execute a search warrant.

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Clark said that when police arrived at the property on Ski Hill Road, they encountered a man who fled into a travel trailer after being advised he was under arrest.

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“Over the course of the morning, several de-escalation measures were employed in an effort to have the individual exit,” Clark said.

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“However, those efforts were unsuccessful. At one point, an officer observed the man at the entrance of the trailer appearing to hold a weapon. As a result, the officer discharged their firearm.

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“The man retreated back into the trailer before eventually exiting and being taken into custody without further incident nearly an hour later.”

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Clark said that upon exiting, the man received immediate medical care from officers, before being transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. He was later taken by air ambulance to another hospital.

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The Independent Investigations Office of B.C., which is investigating the incident, has put out a call for anyone who has video related to the officer-involved shooting.

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