15-year-old boy dies after confrontation

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IIO director defends withholding information from public on police-involved death of Surrey teen

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A 15-year-old boy died after a confrontation with Surrey RCMP three blocks from his high school on the weekend .

The Independent Investigations Office has not released basic details about the case, including the victim's age and gender.

Jessica Berglund , the head of the IIO , defended the decision not to release those details.

A criminology expert said the decision erodes public trust in law enforcement.

At the scene of the shooting, a memorial has grown and now contains flowers, stuffed animals, condolence cards and cans of Orange Crush .

Oriola agreed that police and police-oversight agencies in Canada often need to be more transparent.

“We’re not doing as good a job as we can in terms of respecting the right of the public to know and therefore bolstering confidence in trusting the police.”.

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