Overview

• B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office released its report Friday, finding the officer’s use of lethal force reasonable and declining a referral to Crown counsel.
• The incident occurred on Sept. 19, 2024, after police responded to a Surrey home where a woman had locked herself and her baby in a bathroom.
• The report says officers attempted to communicate before the woman drove open scissors toward the baby’s neck, and one officer then fired two shots.
• Investigators noted police had a less-lethal option prepared but permitted lethal force if the baby was being stabbed.
• The watchdog reported that the woman spoke little or no English and that only Google Translate was available for Spanish-language support, which worsened the situation.