The fianc茅e of a distressed man is questioning how her partner ended up shot twice in the head by North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP on Tuesday night.
Davin Cochrane, 31, was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Victoria hospital clinging to life following a bizarre incident involving a skid steer he allegedly stole and drove recklessly around a North Cowichan neighbourhood Tuesday, March 28.
Sarah Annie Brown said authorities haven香蕉视频直播檛 told her much except that her fianc茅 had reportedly been in a car accident earlier in the day and was due for surgery at Cowichan District Hospital but that somehow he had managed to leave the hospital and acquire the construction machine.
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Ashara Prokop watched some of the incident unfold from her front window.
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Witnesses reported no fewer than five police vehicles attempting to stop the skid steer machine in the Somenos Road, Glacier Street, Hawkes Bouvelard and Evans Park areas.
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Brown said she香蕉视频直播檚 been told officers fired six shots, with two of them hitting Cochrane香蕉视频直播檚 head.
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Police said the incident occured around 9:15 p.m. March 28 when 香蕉视频直播淩CMP received a report of a man who appeared impaired driving a track loader skid-steer down a residential street香蕉视频直播.
BC RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Alex B茅rub茅 said 香蕉视频直播渙fficers attended and attempted to get the driver to stop, but there were collisions between the loader and police vehicles.
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An independent investigation will take place.
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The IIO is the independent civilian oversight agency of the police in B.C. It investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.
香蕉视频直播淭he IIO is asking any person with relevant information or dashcam or other video footage of the incident to please contact the Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the 飞别产蝉颈迟别.香蕉视频直播
Brown said she doesn香蕉视频直播檛 understand why things went so wrong. She said she香蕉视频直播檇 last heard from Cochrane on March 27 on the anniversary of them losing a baby and his grandmother. He had been struggling mentally and had left the couple香蕉视频直播檚 home to stay with his sister for a while so he could keep his mental health battle away from the kids in their home.
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Brown wondered if the medication he was given following his crash earlier in the day had interacted with his other medications.
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She also wondered by nobody called her when he was taken to the hospital following the accident earlier in the day.
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Instead of being at CDH in a surgical ward following a car accident, Brown is in a Victoria hospital praying her fianc茅 will survive being shot.
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Cochrane香蕉视频直播檚 32nd birthday is about a week away and the pair had been looking forward to their future with their 10-week-old daughter and the rest of the kids.
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