Police watchdog investigating man’s death following fire in Langley B.C.

LANGLEY, B.C. — British Columbia’s independent police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who barricaded himself in a home in Langley which burned to the ground.

Police say they were called Friday morning to do a wellness check on a man and found him at approximately 4 p.m. inside a residence along the border with the United States.

A statement from the Independent Investigations Office says the man was reportedly armed with a weapon and barricaded himself inside the building.

Mounties say in a separate statement that officers reported shots being fired from inside and called the emergency response team who tried to talk to the man.