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Police watchdog investigating after man injured during Vancouver arrest
Investigators from B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office are seen in this file photo from the IIO.
B.C.'s police watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office, has been called in to investigate after a man was injured while being arrested over the weekend.
According to an account the Vancouver Police Department provided to the IIO, officers were called to a residential building in the 700 block of East Hastings Street around 3 a.m. Saturday.
Police found a man they allege was in possession of an unspecified weapon.
'Officers then used less-lethal force to take the man into custody,' a statement from the IIO issued Tuesday reads.
The individual was injured during the arrest and taken to hospital for treatment, and later released, according to the IIO.
Investigators say they will now determine whether the man's injuries meet the threshold of serious harm under the Police Act, and if said harm resulted from police action or inaction.
'If both conditions are met, a fulsome investigation will review all available evidence so the chief civilian director can determine if there are reasonable grounds to believe an offence has been committed,' the IIO said.
