Vancouver police officer involved in Myles Gray’s death testifies to coroner’s inquest
A police officer testified Tuesday that she feared for her life during her 2015 encounter with Myles Gray but revealed there was no plan and few if any de-escalation tactics utilized during the violent multi-officer interaction that left Gray dead.
Sahota told the jury that when she spotted Gray a short distance away from the source of the 911 call she saw him talking to himself and waving his hands in the air. She pulled her police van to the side of the road and initiated a conversation with him to assess the situation. Sahota said it didn’t cross her mind in the moment that mental health might be a factor, and told the jury Tuesday that she couldn’t remember if she had ever received specialized training on how to respond to incidents where mental illness may be at play.
Again frightened, she returned to her vehicle until two plain clothes cover officers – constables Eric Birzneck and Kory Folkestad – arrived. As soon as they were on scene, Sahota said they jumped into action. Sahota told the new officers Gray was aggressive and that he was going to fight and then the three headed up the steps after him.When the officers reached the top of the steps, Sahota said they found Gray standing near the front door of someone’s home.
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