Vancouver police investigating RCMP shooting of Clyde River, Nunavut, man
Man died after confrontation with police last week
The Vancouver Police Department is investigating the Nunavut RCMP after they shot and killed a man in Clyde River last week.
The RCMP said in a statement posted to social media Sunday that Vancouver police are now in the community and have begun their investigation.
The man died on Thursday. In a news release the next day, RCMP said they were called to a residence after hearing reports that multiple shots had been fired from the building.
In the news release, RCMP said that when officers arrived at the scene, they found an adult man with a firearm. The man was shot during a confrontation with police, the RCMP said.
Some residents streamed the confrontation on TikTok.
Vancouver Police are also asking anyone who witnessed the incident, or captured it on video, to contact the Clyde River detachment.
The RCMP said they won't be commenting further.