The BC Coroners Service says the man who died last week in an incident that left 6 Vancouver Police officers injured was from Sechelt.
The Coroners Service hasn’t released any other details, beyond saying 33 year old Myles Thomas Gray died after an “encounter” with the officers in the 8300 block of Joffre Avenue in Burnaby on August 13th.
A Vancouver Police Department statement released shortly after the incident says:
“Officers responded to a call of a distraught man causing a disturbance in the 3600 block of South East Marine Drive. As the first officer on scene attempted to detain him, he became agitated and additional officers were called to the scene. Attempts to subdue the man with chemical agents were unsuccessful. A physical altercation ensued, resulting in injuries to the man and six officers. Paramedics were called to attend to the man; he died at the scene.”
The Coroners Service and the Independent Investigations Office are both looking into Gray’s death.
All six of the injured officers have been released from hospital.
