Police-involved shooting in Burnaby sends man to hospital

The latest shooting in Metro Vancouver involves a police officer who responded to a report of a disturbance at a Burnaby residence.

At approximately 1:47 a.m. on Wednesday morning, RCMP received a report of an unwanted individual in a home on the 500 block of Clare Avenue.

Upon arriving at the scene, they found a male wielding a knife. The suspect was described by police as “non-compliant with police directions” and subsequently shot by officers. The suspect was sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has since taken over the investigation and have collected forensic evidence at the location, including the knife possessed by the suspect. The RCMP is still responsible for the investigation on the actions of the alleged suspect and the circumstances of his actions.

“The IIO Forensic Specialist will work with the RCMP to ensure all physical evidence is collected from the scene,” reads a statement by the IIO. “At this point in time, the IIO can confirm that the physical evidence includes an edged weapon that has been located and will be recovered.”

Evidence markers at #police #shooting in #Burnaby. @iiobc investigating after man shot. Knife & Taser found at scene pic.twitter.com/SUoinN9AC1

— Nafeesa Karim (@nafeesakarim) May 13, 2015

This N. Burnaby neighbourhood waking up behind yellow tape as IIO investigate police involved shooting #cbc pic.twitter.com/fksArQVHsP

— Farrah Merali (@FarrahMerali) May 13, 2015

Officer involved shooting in #Burnaby, man taken to hosp. Police orig called to complaint of unwelcome man w/knife. pic.twitter.com/FhdQH9avQE

— Nafeesa Karim (@nafeesakarim) May 13, 2015

Lots of investigators, no update yet from police involved shooting in #Burnaby @News1130radio pic.twitter.com/H7EyWzCvz2

— Simon Druker (@Simon_Druker) May 13, 2015

Investigators from @iiobc actively walking around shooting scene in North #Burnaby @News1130radio pic.twitter.com/xNjEKwm30C

— Simon Druker (@Simon_Druker) May 13, 2015

.@iiobc just showed up here at Clare Ave/Frances St in #Burnaby. Police-involved shooting just before 2 a.m. #cbc pic.twitter.com/jSDCVAAPYF

— Rafferty Baker (@raffertybaker) May 13, 2015