Lisa Rauch was shot with ‘less lethal’ weapon in December 2019
A three-week public hearing into the death of a woman shot by a Victoria police officer in 2019 begins on Monday.
In 2020, an investigation by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. cleared Kirkwood of wrongdoing, in part because emergency crews had been called about a woman threatening residents with a knife. The darkness and smoke also likely obscured Kirkwood’s view of his target as he fired, according to IIO civilian director Ronald J. MacDonald in the decision.
That led to a public hearing being ordered by the OPCC, at which Kirkwood will face allegations of abuse of authority and neglect of duty.
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