B.C.鈥檚 police watchdog has started an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Penticton man.
South Okanagan Mounties have provided the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) information regarding an Oct. 2 wellness check police performed hours before a man died of suspected self-inflicted wounds.
Police informed the IIO they responded to a wellness check at the man鈥檚 residence on the 900-block of Holden Road at 7:30 a.m. Officers attended the home and spoke to the man before leaving.
A second request for a wellness check was sent to the RCMP around 11:30 a.m, but reportedly, no new concerns had been raised. The RCMP did not send an officer to do a second check.
Around 6 p.m., the man was found dead from an injury that appears to have been self-inflicted, and the IIO was notified the same day.
The IIO investigation will determine what role, if any, police actions or inactions may have played in the death.
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The IIO asks anybody with relevant information about the incident to contact the witness line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.
If you are in crisis, help is available:
* Call 310-6789 to be connected to the crisis centre nearest you (no area code required)
* Crisis Services Canada: crisisservicescanada.ca
* British Columbia: crisislines.bc.ca
* VictimLinkBC: 1-800-563-0808
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