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B.C.’s civilian police watchdog is investigating after a suspected shoplifter was seriously injured on Saturday.
The Independent Investigations Office said the incident happened just before 11 p.m., as Saanich police were responding to a report of a shoplifter at the Walmart at Uptown Mall.
According to police, the suspect ran to an upper mall parkade, the IIO said.
The suspect then fell two to three storeys “from a ledge outside a guardrail” and was seriously hurt, the IIO said.
The IIO is now investigating what role, if any, police actions or inactions played in the fall.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the IIO witness line toll free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form at iiobc.ca.
The IIO’s mandate is to investigate all officer-related incidents resulting in serious injury or death, regardless of whether there is any allegation of wrongdoing.
