
IIO investigating after police allegedly shoot one person in Agassiz Thursday night
AGASSIZ — B.C.’s police watchdog is now investigating an incident in Agassiz that left one person injured and airlifted to hospital Thursday night (Jun. 19).
At about 7:43 p.m., Agassiz RCMP responded to a call about a person damaging a home on Highway 9 between McDonald Road and Bristol Drive.
Officers arrived to find the affected person and a woman with a handgun, who reportedly pointed the gun at police before going into the home.
The woman allegedly pointed the gun again and shot outside. Officers returned fire, which hit her, and then went back inside the home.