The man who died Monday morning after being shot multiple times with a bean bag gun by Vancouver police has been identified as Chris Amyotte, 42, of Winnipeg.
Ojibway father of 7 identified as man who died after being shot by police bean bag gun in Vancouver
The man who died Monday morning after being shot multiple times with a bean bag gun by Vancouver police has been identified by family members as 42-year-old father of seven, Chris Amyotte of Winnipeg. "He was asking bystanders for help, to call 911. I know that when help did arrive he was non-compliant with their request to lie on the ground and shots were fired and he lost his life," she said.
On Tuesday, a VPD spokesman confirmed police shot the man with a bean bag gun but did not answer the question of whether he was unarmed, instead directing inquiries to the province's Independent Investigations Office , B.C.'s civilian-led police oversight agency. A spokesperson for the IIO said they could not comment on the specifics of the case at this time.
"It's meant to stun [an individual] for that instantaneous second where police officers can consider what option they have available at this point, or take the individual into custody," he said.Chris Amyotte in 2016 a photo.