A 911 call came in about the student needing medical help at 10 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2022. The student died in hospital on Nov. 20
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“The investigation sought to determine if police inaction may have played a role in the death,” said the IIO in an official statement Tuesday. “The IIO investigation confirmed that the two calls before 10 a.m. originated from E-Comm employees who are contracted by the Vancouver Police Department but are not VPD employees or police officers,” said the statement.E-Comm 911 is a multi-municipality agency that provides emergency communications for many B.C. jurisdictions, co-ordinating 911 calls for police, fire and ambulance service.
The chief civilian director of the IIO reviewed the evidence, including information from E-Comm and police records, and determined that no officer was notified before 10 a.m., thus ruling out police inaction as a contributing factor in the student’s death.
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