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No charges for VPD officer who fatally shot armed man in Downtown Eastside hotel - BC | Globalnews.ca

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B.C. prosecutors have opted not to press charges against a Vancouver police officer who fatally shot a man holding a knife in a hotel three years ago .

The fatal confrontation took place on May 5, 2022 , at the Patricia Hotel as police responded to reports of an armed man having a mental health or drug-related crisis.

The BC Prosecution Service said the available evidence didn't meet its charge assessment standard and that there was no substantial likelihood of conviction.

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