Updated: Postmedia learned the officer was assisting city parks staff check on a homeless camp just before noon. A civilian found the officer critically wounded and called 911.
B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said he was informed that a female Burnaby RCMP officer was killed while on duty, calling it “absolutely tragic and horrific.”Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Responding officers found the suspect, who was shot and wounded. The suspect was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital and was said to be in stable condition.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Burnaby RCMP have one person in custody after an incident on Canada Way in Burnaby on Oct. 18, 2022.A huge police presence remained at the scene Tuesday afternoon, but “there does not appear to be any ongoing risk to the public,” said Burnaby RCMP.
“The guy was living by himself in a tent. He seemed pretty harmless. I don’t know why it would need to escalate to this level,” said the Burnaby resident, who asked not to be identified. “There is usually no one else but him there. It’s one tent, a small little tent —not like East Hastings or anything.”Article content“This is an absolutely tragic and horrific situation,” said Farnworth, who was overcome with emotion as he spoke from the legislature.
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'Tragic and horrific': Burnaby RCMP officer fatally stabbed at homeless campUpdated: B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth has confirmed that a female Burnaby RCMP officer was killed while on duty today, calling it “absolutely tragic and horrific.” Follow our story for the latest updates.
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Burnaby RCMP officer fatally stabbed at homeless campThe Burnaby Mountie was stabbed and killed while assisting bylaw officers in the area, and a suspect was also shot and killed
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