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the Audi. Lowndes is alleged by the RCMP to have then grabbed a knife from the passenger seat and started stabbing the dog. The officer reached in and was also stabbed, resulting in cuts and wounds on the officer’s left hand. A standoff ensued, with one officer allegedly climbing on top of a police vehicle and “aiming their firearm down at Mr. Lowndes through the front windshield while continuing to yell commands,” the statement says. The RCMP alleges that
Lowndes could be heard saying things to the effect of “You’re going to have to fucking kill me”. A Taser was then used, but Lowndes allegedly used his knife to cut away the wires. He then allegedly moved to the passenger side of the vehicle, opened the door and pushed out the dog, which died of his injuries. Lowndes, still holding the knife, is alleged to have gotten out of the vehicle, yelling “shoot me, kill me.”
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officers “committed any offence” related to the 38-year-old man’s death. Though B.C.‘s
Independent Investigations Office had suggested the service may want to consider manslaughter charges against one officer and assault charges against the others, the prosecution service says it would be unable to prove the force used was unreasonable or disproportionate, as evidence supports a reasonable belief that Lowndes proved a risk of death or grievous bodily harm to both the arresting officers and the public in the Tim Hortons parking lot. "While there are exceptionally few scenarios in which it would be an appropriate and proportionate response to deploy a police dog into a vehicle, the Crown would be unable to prove that decision was unreasonable in the unique threat matrix faced by the officers during this arrest," the BCPS statement reads.
154:, which is mandated to look into police use of force in British Columbia, launched an investigation led by Chief Civilian Director Ronald J. MacDonald. In December 2022 they released a statement that "reasonable grounds exist to believe that three officers may have committed offences in relation to various uses of force. As a result, and pursuant to Section 38.11 of the Police Act, the IIO is preparing a report to be submitted to the BC Prosecution Service for consideration of charges in the coming months." The IIO completed its report in October 2023 and forwarded its findings to the British Columbia Prosecution Service which will consider filing charges against the officers. Most of the details remain private, but the IIO has stated that it still believes the 3 officers may have committed offenses and could be charged.
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British Columbia. Ketisha Hackett, the mother of Lowndes' children, has also spoken publicly about his killing, stating that it was cruel and unnecessary. Activists and critics also condemned the over-reliance on police dogs and the RCMP's rapid escalation to using deadly force in interactions with the public. Activists staged a protest in Campbell River on the anniversary of Lowndes' death, which ended outside the Campbell River RCMP building. For their part, the RCMP alleged that criminal elements were involved in the protest and that they were launching an investigation into it.
71:, but had lived in Campbell River for six years at the time of his death. He had previously alleged harassment and mistreatment by the RCMP; in January 2021 he wrote an open letter alleging that he had been denied food and subjected to degrading conditions in custody in North Fraser Pretrial detention, and that he was worried the RCMP were going to kill him. His conviction and detention in 2020 related to firearms offenses from 2013.
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Lowndes' friends and family have become the main advocates for his cause after his killing. His mother, Laura
Holland, has been a key activist; she publicly described him as a loving man who did not deserve to die the way he did. Holland has called for a public inquest into her son's death and for
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Campbell River RCMP with few consequences and no apparent change in policing techniques. Holland and other family
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British Columbia Prosecution Service announced on April 23, 2024 that it has decided not to lay charges against three Mounties involved in the shooting death. The service stated that the “available evidence” wouldn’t suffice to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that three Campbell River RCMP
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