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B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office has been called in after a man was injured while being arrested by police in Abbotsford earlier this month.
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At about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 12, officers responded to a call from a woman who said a family member, armed with a weapon, had forcibly entered her residence on Mouat Drive, according to the IIO. The woman told Abbotsford police the man was threatening people in the home.
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Officers found the man on a balcony of the residence.
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During the arrest, an interaction occurred that resulted in the man sustaining a serious but non-life-threatening injury, the IIO said. The IIO did not say how the man was injured.
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The man was arrested and taken to hospital for treatment.
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The IIO investigates cases involving serious harm or death involving police officers.
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Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the IIO at 1-855-446-8477.
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