A woman has been hospitalized after being shot multiple times by RCMP during an incident near Ucluelet.
The incident occurred at a residence in Port Albion at around 5:12 p.m. on May 8th.
Officers from the Ucluelet RCMP were called to a report of a disturbance and a man needing medical assistance, according to a BC RCMP press release.
Ucluelet RCMP says officers entered the home, encountered a woman holding a weapon, and that shots were fired by the police.
“The woman suffered gunshot wounds and was transported to hospital by BC Emergency Health Services,” reads the BC RCMP press release.
The man was also transported to hospital and there were no other injuries.
The Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government (Ucluelet First Nation) confirmed on Facebook that a serious incident unfolded in Hitac̓u.
“A statement for public information will be issued when complete details have been provided. There have been no fatalities, nor life-threatening injuries to those involved,” the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government said in their post.
The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) have been notified of the incident and is now investigating the incident.
The initial incident is being investigated by Island District General Investigative Services and the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council has also been engaged.
IIO BC will lead the investigation the actions of the police.
This is the second police related shooting in the area this year. On February 27th, Tofino RCMP killed Tla-o-qui-aht man Julian Jones at a residence on the Opitsaht reserve.
At the time, BC RCMP said two officers from Tofino RCMP attended a residence in the village of Opitsaht as they searched for a woman believed to be in distress.
After they arrived, a man was shot and killed. Another man was taken into custody. The woman was located and taken to hospital for medical assessment.
An Indigenous civilian was appointed to monitor the investigation.
The IIO is the independent civilian oversight agency of the police in British Columbia. It investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.
