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Police watchdog investigating after man suffers serious injuries from fall at Saanich mall

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Saanich Police officers’ actions are being investigated by the  Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC after a man fell from Uptown Shopping Centre’s parkade on Saturday.

On the evening of November 26th, at around 11 p.m., Saanich Police received a report of a shoplifter at the Walmart in Uptown Shopping Centre. 

Police say  the suspect fled from the scene to one of the mall’s above-ground parkades. The suspect fell from a height of two-to-three storeys, landing on the ground below the parkade.

According to IIO, he suffered serious injuries from the fall. He was transported by paramedics to hospital.

Since Saturday, the IIO have launched an investigation into the incident to determine what role, if any, the Saanich Police officers actions or inactions played in the man’s fall.

The IIO are asking anyone with relevant information about this incident to contact the witness line toll free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form.

Victoria Buzz reached out to Saanich Police for a statement on the incident but due to the IIO’s ongoing investigation, they were unable to comment on the matter. 

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Curtis Blandy
curtis@victoriabuzz.com

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