SURREY, BC MEMBERS CLEARED OF WRONG DOING IN THE TRAGIC DEATH OF TEENAGER
IIO GETS IT RIGHT.
Unsecured pellet gun, a replica of a firearm, lead to the tragic death.

"The IIO’s narrative confirms that Chase left home with a pellet gun taken without his parents’ knowledge, then called 911 himself.
His dad says he had taken the airsoft gun out of a drawer in their house that was normally locked."
"British Columbia’s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has concluded the two officers who opened fire acted lawfully, but in a striking and unusually pointed section of its report, the civilian watchdog also revealed that none of the officers involved had any autism-specific training and emphasized how Chase’s neurodivergence may have shaped the encounter."
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Sadly, there are probably many similar cases. One I recall in North Vancouver I believe where two teenage boys were playing with fake M-16s which were paint guns. Neighbours called it in and the teens were taken down without incident. But I could see that a similar sad outcome could have occurred.