Police watchdog investigating Coquitlam man’s death after RCMP were called twice for wellness checks
The details surrounding the recent death of a Coquitlam man are set to be examined by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C., according to the agency’s announcement Monday.
On March 4, police were called to check the well-being of a man at a home in the 500-block of Cottonwood Avenue. Police attended the scene but didn’t speak to the man, according to the release from the IIO.
Police received another requested to check on the man on March 19. The man was found dead in his home.
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The IIO is attempting to learn the details around the March 4 wellness check and to determine: “what role, if any, police actions or inaction may have played in the death.”
As the matter is under investigation, Coquitlam RCMP did not release any information.
The civilian oversight agency is tasked with investigating all incidents involving police that result in harm whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 1-855-446-8477.
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