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Man shot, killed by Surrey, B.C., police identified at 20 year-old Surrey resident
VANCOUVER – A man shot and killed by Mounties outside the RCMP headquarters in Surrey, B.C., has been identified.
The BC Coroners Service has issued a news release saying 20-year-old Hudson Brooks of Surrey died after being shot by police at around 2:20 a.m. Saturday.
Investigators from the province’s Independent Investigations Office have said police responded to reports of a suicidal male screaming outside the station.
RCMP say police rushed outside and spotted the man, a struggle ensued and he was shot by an officer.
The B.C. Coroner’s Service and the Independent Investigations Office are investigating Brooks’ death.
He was the second person fatally shot by B.C. police last week, after another man was shot and killed by RCMP in Dawson Creek on Thursday.
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Here we have a 20 year old young man with some obvious problems going to a place that he feels is safe enough to beto scream out for help and he is shot dead.Nice police work guys.You really know how to take care of someone that needs help. IIO, START DOING THE JOB WE PAY YOU FORbefore more young lives are taken by those we pay and trust to protect us.WAKE UP DAMM IT.