LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

The expediency of the investigation is appreciated.

"The IIO report determined that the suspect “clearly presented a threat of death or grievous bodily harm” to the store employees. Therefore, the officer who opened fire after the Taser failed to incapacitate the suspect had reason to believe there was “no viable option but to use lethal force.”

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A Vancouver police officer who shot and killed a man armed with a knife inside a downtown convenience store has been cleared of wrongdoing by the province’s police watchdog, which confirmed Wednesday that a store employee was seriously injured by a police bullet during the chaotic scene.