Nanaimo RCMP closed off a significant portion of Haliburton St. on Saturday, July 23 following a police incident in the 800 block, near the Nanaimo mill. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

MAJOR INCIDENT

One dead following police shooting in Nanaimo

Jul 24, 2022 | 9:45 AM

NANAIMO — One person has been killed after a roadside confrontation escalated into an armed incident with police

A significant RCMP response rushed to the 800 block of Haliburton St. around 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 23 after reports of a man and woman fighting by a vehicle on the road, near Highview Terrace.

“Upon police arrival, the man had allegedly produced a weapon. Shots were fired by police and the man was injured,” a release from RCMP stated.

The man died from his injuries at the scene, despite efforts from BC Emergency Health Services paramedics to revive him.

Both the man and woman were known to each other.

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Officers maintained a presence throughout the remainder of the day and into the evening hours, with the road blocked from near Woodhouse St. to the entrance of the Nanaimo Coastland Mill.

Haliburton St. re-opened overnight on Saturday and no police presence was visible early Sunday, July 24.

The BC Independent Investigations Office is involved in the case and will look to determine any police wrongdoing.

The IIO automatically initiates an investigation when injury or death results during or following an interaction with police regardless of whether a complaint is filed or not.

Multiple officers remained on scene throughout the afternoon and evening hours on Saturday, July 23 after a major police incident on Haliburton St. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)

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