About this episode

The episode discusses a police shooting incident involving a hostage situation in Vancouver.

Vancouver Police have shot and killed the suspect in a hostage taking Monday night. The VPD says officers arrived at a home on Commercial Street after getting reports of a home invasion - that’s when they found the suspect holding a resident hostage. Police say they were forced to shoot when de-escalation efforts failed. The IIO is looking into the case as per protocol.

People in this episode

Host: Bruce Claggett

Topics covered

• police shooting
• hostage situation
• public safety
• law enforcement
• Vancouver news

Keywords

• Vancouver Police
• hostage taking
• shooting
• Commercial Street
• IIO investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vancouver Police

Places: Vancouver, Commercial Street

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