A Maple Ridge man has offered to donate money for counselling services for a woman whose brother was shot by Ridge Meadows RCMP in their home.

Carl Wheaton said he has followed the story of the police shooting of Kyaw Din. He wants to pay for six months worth of counselling for his sister, who was there when he was fatally shot.

Kyaw was a Myanmar immigrant who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and was in need of medical assistance on the day he was killed in August of 2019. Four officers had arrived at the home to assist ambulance attendants who were trying to get him to hospital.

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The Independent Investigations Office, a provincial police watchdog agency, did not recommend charges against the officer who shot and killed the 54-year-old, based on the finding Din had been violent toward police.

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The victim香蕉视频直播檚 sister Yin Yin, who dealt with police at the scene on the day of his shooting, has called for charges against the officer.

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Wheaton explained that he lost his own foster daughter.

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After two years of counselling, Wheaton has been able to deal with his own feelings of loss, and regrets that he couldn香蕉视频直播檛 save his foster daughter, who had her own mental health battles.

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He said he was at first offended by the question.

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Wheaton香蕉视频直播檚 late foster daughter had some dealings with police when she was in an elevated state, and he believes officers need the best possible training and protocols to deal with these situations, which too often end in tragedy. He said police reviews must be more transparent, and give families answers in a timely manner.

Yin Yin was appreciative of Wheaton香蕉视频直播檚 offer, and said she has been in a depression that has lasted months.

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She awaits a decision by the BC Coroner香蕉视频直播檚 Service, about whether to hold an inquiry into the shooting.