IIO forwards report to Crown in police-involved shooting death of Tony Du

The Independent Investigations Office has forwarded a report to Crown toconsider whethercharges should be laidin the Vancouver police-involved shooting death of Phuong Na (Tony) Dutwo years ago.

The IIO provides civilian oversight into police-related incidents involving death or serious harm.

The 51-year-old was killed, Nov. 22,2014after witnesses watched adistraught manstrike a fence andwavea two-by-four as he walked along KnightStreet near East41st Avenue.

At the time, police told reportersDu refused to comply with officers' directions and bean-bag rounds were first used to attempt to disarm him before he was shot.

Du's was taken to hospital where he died of hisinjuries.

Du's death caused outrage in theVietnamese community and sparked protests, questioningthe police use of force.

On Friday, the IIO filed areport on the incidentto Crown counsel.

This is required when the chiefcivilian director considers that an officer may have committed an offence under any enactment," said Marten Youssef, the IIO'sacting director, public engagement and policy in a news release.

The Crown must now determine whether an offence was committed that meets the threshold: asubstantial likelihood of convictionand whetheraprosecution is in the public interest.