Victoria B.C. officers injured in tent city arrest, police report
Police say four officers suffered non-life threatening injuries during arrest at the camp
By Madeline Green, CBC News Posted: Jul 29, 2016 7:09 AM PT Last Updated: Jul 29, 2016 9:41 AM PT
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...oria-1.3700380
A B.C. judge has granted the provincial government an injunction to shut down the long-running tent city for safety reasons. (Megan Thomas/CBC)
Four Victoria B.C. police officers were injured during an arrest at a controversial makeshift tent city in the provincial capital, police report.
The camp has been in place since last fall, next to Victoria's courthouse.
Two officers are assigned to the site.
Police said the officers heard what they believed was a domestic assault in one of the tents just after 7 p.m. PT on Thursday and tried to intervene.
That's when the alleged assault of officers happened, said a press release.
Two additional officers were called in, and also allegedly assaulted, police said.
The alleged suspect was arrested — using a Taser — and taken into custody.
Three of the four officers involved were treated in hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The fourth officer was treated for minor injuries at the scene of the alleged assault.
The suspect, who police said was not injured, appears in court today.
Tent city is set to be dismantled on Aug. 8 after new transitional housing opens in the city.
Earlier fire inspections at the Victoria tent city had warned of life-threatening dangers. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press)