THE BC RCMP said on Tuesday that it has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident in Burnaby which has resulted in one person being taken to hospital after an officer-involved shooting.

On Monday, September 1, at approximately 2:51 p.m., Burnaby RCMP received a call regarding a domestic dispute at a residence in the 4300-block of Dundas Street. When the responding officer arrived, they located a suspect with an edged weapon.

An interaction occurred and shots were fired by police. The victim was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds and is in serious condition. Nobody else was injured in the incident.

The IIO BC was notified and is attending the scene to investigate police actions in this incident. The area has been cordoned off in order to support the investigation.

The Burnaby RCMP is conducting a concurrent investigation into the circumstances at the residence that led to the initial call for service.

As the matter is now under investigation by the IIO BC, no further information will be released by police.

The IIO is asking any witnesses that have not already provided a statement, or who have video footage of the incident, to contact it at its Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.