A man was shot and killed on Monday night by police at a residence in the 19400-block of 66A Avenue in Surrey’s Clayton Heights. A deceased woman was located inside the residence.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said that the deceased woman and man were a couple in their 60’s who lived together at the residence. Initial evidence indicates police were responding to a physical assault in progress stemming from intimate-partner violence.

On Tuesday afternoon, the BC RCMP said it had notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of the incident.

The IIO BC said it is now investigating police actions in this incident and that IHIT is undertaking a concurrent investigation into the woman’s death.

The BC RCMP said that on July 7 at approximately 8:31 p.m., police received a call of an assault in progress at the residence.

Police officers from the Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) attended and entered the home where they encountered a man with a weapon.

An interaction occurred and shots were fired by police. BC Emergency Health Services (EHS) personnel were staged nearby and were immediately called in to provide medical care; however, the individual died.

Immediately following the interaction, while police were attending to the man, other officers located a woman deceased inside the residence.

The area has been cordoned off in order to support the investigation.

The IIO is requesting any witnesses or anyone with 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.

IHIT said it continues to work in close partnership with RCMP SPOSU, the Integrated Forensic Identification Service (IFIS) and the BC Coroners Service to advance its investigation into the woman’s death.

While the investigation is in the early stages, investigators believe this was an isolated incident involving the deceased woman and the alleged suspect who was shot by police. There are no outstanding suspects and no ongoing risk to the public, IHIT said.

The deceased woman and man were a couple in their 60’s who lived together at the residence. Initial evidence indicates police were responding to a physical assault in progress stemming from intimate-partner violence.

“This was not the outcome that anyone had hoped for,” said IHIT Sgt. Freda Fong. “We extend our thoughts to the family members of the deceased, first responders and witnesses who have been impacted by this incident.”

Anyone seeking support is encouraged to reach out to their local Victim Services. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or via email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.