A Victoria police officer was justified in shooting a man armed with a knife in the emergency department of the Royal Jubilee Hospital, the IIO has concluded.
The provincial police watchdog issued its decision on the matter Thursday, finding the officer's actions were necessary and appropriate after a fellow officer's attempt to subdue the man with a Taser was ineffective.
A hospital security guard ordered the man to drop the knife but he refused. The guard told IIO investigators the man "just stared at me, blank state, didn't say anything, really no reaction."One officer drew her Taser and the other drew her pistol. The man continued to advance with the knife held out toward the officer with the Taser, prompting her to fire the weapon, which struck the man but did not stop him, according to the report.
The officer who fired her Taser had to "rip" the knife from his hand because he was still clutching it so tightly, she said.When he was later interviewed, he told the IIO investigators that he wanted to die and the incident was a suicide attempt.
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