Two-and-a-half years after her son Hudson in South Surrey, Jennifer Brooks has learned that one officer has been charged.

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BC Prosecution Service confirmed Surrey RCMP Const. Elizabeth Cucheran has been charged with one count of aggravated assault and one count of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the July 18, 2015 incident.

The charges were sworn Tuesday morning; Cucheran香蕉视频直播檚 first court appearance is set for Jan. 9 in Surrey Provincial Court.

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Hudson Brooks was 20 when he died on July 18, 2015, after what police initially described as a physical struggle outside of the South Surrey RCMP detachment, in the 1800-block of 152 Street. The altercation also resulted in an officer being transported to hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

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nly police-issued firearms were found at the scene.

Over time, Jennifer Brooks learned that her son had been shirtless and unarmed at the time, and that he was shot at close range.

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The news release issued by BC Prosecution Service Tuesday morning said charges were approved following a complete review of evidence by senior Crown counsel.

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Jennifer Brooks said she now understands why the process took so long.

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She does not, however, want to know what the accused looks like, and has said she will not share the officer香蕉视频直播檚 name on social media, even though it is already public.

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