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B.C. police watchdog to determine whether to investigate Tumbler Ridge shooting
The Independent Investigations Office is assessing if police actions relate to the deaths and injuries from a mass shooting that killed nine, including the shooter.
- The IIO is taking steps to assess whether its mandate covers the Tumbler Ridge shooting, as published Feb. 17, 2026, by The Canadian Press.
- The incident last week in Tumbler Ridge left nine people, including the shooter, dead and more than two dozen injured, prompting the review.
- Determining a connection to officers' actions is the threshold for the Independent Investigations Office, which will examine all evidence if conditions are met but will not proceed otherwise.
- Jessica Berglund extended condolences to families of victims and said the IIO appreciates community patience while ensuring thorough, fair, independent work and avoiding prejudicial information.
- Notified by the RCMP, the IIO stresses its role is separate, and investigators have been assigned to assess if its mandate is met, according to Jessica Berglund.
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BC Police Watchdog to Determine Whether to Investigate Tumbler Ridge Shooting
British Columbia’s police watchdog is taking steps to determine whether its mandate is met to investigate the mass shooting in the small northeastern community of Tumbler Ridge last week. Nine people, including the shooter, were killed last Tuesday in the tragedy that left more than two dozen others injured. Jessica Berglund, the chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office, says it was notified by the RCMP and has assigned i…
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B.C. police watchdog to determine whether to investigate Tumbler Ridge shooting
British Columbia's police watchdog is taking steps to determine whether its mandate is met to investigate the mass shooting in the small northeastern community of Tumbler Ridge last week.
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