Anyone who may have witnessed a police-involved shooting near Canada Way and Rosewood Street early Sunday morning is asked to contact the Independent Investigations Office of B.C.
Members of the provincial police watchdog were dispatched to Burnaby at 3:18 a.m. on March 1 after Burnaby RCMP reported a suspect had been shot during an altercation with police.
Officers with the Burnaby RCMP were on patrol at about 2:45 a.m. when they came across an alleged robbery in progress at the 7-Eleven at Canada Way and Edmonds Street, according to a media release from Burnaby RCMP.
The officers attempted to arrest the two male suspects but they fled the scene in a vehicle
"A police vehicle was rammed. Shots were fired and both suspect fled in the vehicle," stated the release.
Officers found the suspects' minivan a short ways away. Investigators believe one of the suspects had crashed the vehicle into a fence at Canada Way and Rosewood Street. He was found near the vehicle suffering from a serious injury allegedly caused by a gunshot, according to the Independent Investigations Office of B.C.
The suspect was taken to hospital for treatment while officers located and arrested the second suspect. He remains in custody at this time.
No officers or civilians were injured.
Members of the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. were on scene in Burnaby Sunday morning laying down yellow markers along Canada Way between Edmonds and Rosewood streets, combing nearby surveillance footage and canvassing the area for witnesses.
According to the investigations office, its members are conducting a "standard investigation" into the incident and believe there were people in the area of Canada Way and Rosewood Street prior to the crash. Investigators are asking anyone who may have been in that area between 2:30 and 3 a.m. to contact the office at 1-855-446-8477.
No other information is available as it is still early in the investigation, according to the Independent Investigations Office of B.C.
The Burnaby RCMP is continuing with investigation into the robbery. No information is available at this time.
