Watchdog suggests review of how RCMP interact with Indigenous people, mental health calls – CBC
Jul 21, 2025
Report finds no criminal wrongdoing from police in death of Williams Lake man
B.C.’s police watchdog is recommending changes to how police interact with Indigenous people and communities, as well as people experiencing a mental health crisis, in the wake of an investigation into RCMP actions during an incident three years ago that left a Williams Lake, B.C., man dead.
B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) released a report last week detailing the events of July 10, 2022.
The report states that just after 3:42 a.m. PT, a family member called police to report that a man was suicidal at their home in Williams Lake. Another family member said the man was intoxicated and had a loaded firearm.
