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By Canadian Press

Homeless Camp

RCMP officer killed at Burnaby homeless camp

Oct 18, 2022 | 2:03 PM

BURNABY, B.C. – An RCMP officer in Burnaby, B.C., has been killed in what Solicitor General Mike Farnworth calls a terrible tragedy.

Media reports say the female officer was stabbed to death at a homeless camp while assisting a bylaw officer.

A visibly shaken Farnworth says thousands of police officers go about their jobs every day and to hear this is the worst news.

He says their hearts go out to the RCMP officer’s family, friends and fellow police.

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has confirmed it has been deployed to an incident involving police in Burnaby, however it would not confirm the stabbing or whether it involved RCMP.

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