The B.C. RCMP Divisional Headquarters is seen, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
RCMP cleared in 2024 death of man in custody in Prince George, B.C.
Oct 3, 2025 | 12:44 PM
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SURREY — British Columbia’s independent police watchdog has cleared Mounties in Prince George of wrongdoing in the death of a man in 2024 while in custody.
The Independent Investigations Office says the man was arrested on Nov. 6, last year by RCMP for public intoxication.
He became unresponsive while in the cells at the police station and died in hospital days later.
The agency’s investigation found through witness testimony and video evidence that the man was “resistant” while in custody, at times kicking the rear of a police vehicle, and taking a swing at and pushing officers at the station.
