IIO agrees to Indigenous civilian monitor to assist probe into police shooting of Tla-o-qui-aht Nation man
B.C s police watchdog has committed to appointing a Tla-o-qui-aht civilian monitor into its investigation of the police shooting of 28-year-old Julian Jones, an Indigenous man.
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Posted: Mar 01, 2021 2:17 PM PT | Last Updated: March 2
First Nations leaders called for an Indigenous person to be appointed to the IIO probe, arguing the use of deadly force by Canadian police forces against Indigenous peoples is epidemic.(Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC)
B.C. s police watchdog has committed to appointing a civilian monitor from the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation for its investigation into the police shooting of one of the nation s members on Saturday.