Two witnesses sought after fatal police-involved incident in Terrace

Two witnesses are being sought after a police-involvedincident that left one man dead in Terrace Thursday night.

Aidan Buckley withthe IndependentInvestigations Office of B.C. says his office has learneda woman may have captured video of the incidentand believes aman may have watched itunfoldfrom a distance with binoculars.

Around 1:30 p.m., Aug 18, police saythey received a call from a woman at Mills Memorial hospital reporting a man walking toward her with an axe, who she said might try to hurt himself.

Officers arrived, but police sayduring during attemptsto negotiate with the man, a conducted energy weapon, also known as a Taser, was deployed. Police say the manreceived immediate medical attention but later died in hospital.

The IIO says a team of nine investigators is looking into the incident.

It's asking the two potential witnesses and anyone else with informationto contact them at 1-855-446-8477.

With files from Betsy Trumpener.