An investigation is underway after a death related to an overdose at a Burnaby business.
The BC RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO BC) about the incident.
On December 16, around 6 am, Burnaby RCMP responded to a call from Emergency Health Services (EHS) about someone suffering an apparent overdose who had reportedly been involved in a physical altercation with an employee at a Burnaby business.
While the BC RCMP statement doesn’t mention the business’s name, some online reports have pointed to a Burnaby Starbucks located at the Kensington Square Shopping Centre.
Looks like a murder scene at Starbucks Kensington mall Burnaby
— al (@justiceforBryer) December 16, 2022
While the overdose victim was being apprehended, he began to show signs of medical distress. EHS and Advance Life Support tried to revive the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
“IIO BC is investigating to determine whether police actions are linked to the man’s death. As the matter is now under investigation by the IIO BC, no further information will be released by police.”