RCMP Shoot and Kill Man in Mackenzie, British Columbia (June 1, 2024)

RCMP shot and killed a man in Mackenzie, British Columbia, on June 1, 2024. The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC reports that at around 2:00 PM, police responded to a call regarding a man at a bank in the 400 block of Mackenzie Boulevard, where the Mackenzie Centre Mall is located. The man was arrested but police claim there was some type of alleged interaction between the man and police in the nearby parking lot, and police fired their weapons. The man was transported to hospital but was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

It has since been reported that the man was arrested for trying to cash a fraudulent check. The nature of the alleged “interaction” has also not been explained, although police claim the man had a weapon. None of the police claims have been confirmed publicly.


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