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Young woman shot during confrontation with police The May 8th incident near Ucluelet is the third Nuu-chah-nulth person shot by police in less than one year By Denise Titian Ha-Shilth-Sa Reporter Hitacu, B.C. – A young woman is in a Victoria hospital recovering from multiple gunshot wounds after the Ucluelet RCMP were called to the home for a domestic disturbance. According to a statement released by RCMP, at around 5:12 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, frontline officers from the Ucluelet RCMP were called to a report of a disturbance and a male needing medical assistance at a residence in the Port Albion community. “Responding officers entered the home and encountered a woman with a weapon. Shots were fired by the police officers. The woman suffered gunshot wounds and was transported to hospital by BC Emergency Health Services. A male was also transported to hospital for treatment. No one else was physically injured in this incident,” reads the statement. According to sources, the young women was put in a medically induced coma to better stabilize her condition and flown to Victoria for emergency treatment. “I just finished cooking dinner for my family and went to cool off out front and then I seen two cop cars move in on the triplex,” said Hitacu resident Trish Miller. “Soon after I heard two to three gun shots, and it felt like just seconds later they were already putting the (crime scene) tape up.” “More cops and ambulances came after, all happened so fast,” she added. The name of the young woman is being withheld. Source have said she is Tlao-qui-aht member, but this has not been confirmed by the First Nation. Miller said the couple had been staying in one of the units of a triplex for a few weeks. During that time, according to Miller, there were plenty of interactions between the couple and the police, much of it domestic violence towards each other. According to Miller, the male had sustained injuries from a weapon in an assault by his girlfriend on the day of the shooting. NTC President Judith Sayers said she has heard that the injuries the young woman sustained were not life-threaten-
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A young woman is in a Victoria hospital recovering from multiple gunshot wounds after the Ucluelet RCMP were called to a home for a domestic disturbance on Saturday, May 8. also been engaged, said the RCMP in a If the young woman is in fact Tla-oing. written statement. qui-aht, this incident would make her the “We are very concerned there was The B.C. Independent Investigations third member of the First Nation to be another shooting by police and hope for Office is conducting a concurrent invesshot by police in eleven months. Chantel a quick recovery for (female). We will tigation into the actions of the police. As Moore, 26, was shot by an Edmundston, be overseeing the situation to make sure NB police officer during a wellness check the matter is now under investigation by police are held accountable for their acthe IIO, no further information will be on June 4, 2020. Julian Jones, 28, was tions and that a thorough investigation is released by police. shot at his parent’s home in Opitsaht on carried out,” she added. The IIO is asking any person with relFeb. 27, 2021. Miller said that on Sunday, May 9, evant information to please contact them The initial incident is being handled the community was holding brushing on the witness line toll-free at 1-855-446by Island District General Investigative ceremonies open to everyone. She added Services in assistance to Ucluelet RCMP. 8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc. that members of the RCMP were taking ca website. The Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council has part in the ceremony.
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Amanda Aspinall, a Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council nurse stationed in the Central Region, administers a COVID-19 vaccination at the Port Alberni Friendship Center on Monday, May 10. Nurses across Canada were recognized for National Nursing Week, an event that could be even more important due to the role of front-line health care workers over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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