BC’s police watchdog is on Vancouver Island after Mounties shot a man who was driving a bobcat down a residential street..The incident unfolded Tuesday night when North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP received a report of a man who “appeared impaired” while driving a track loader skid-steer through a neighbourhood.. Bobcat chaseBobcat chase .Police attended, attempting to stop the driver. This led to collisions between the loader and police cruisers..During the “interaction” that followed, RCMP says one officer fired their weapon, striking the driver..The man, identified as 31-year-old David Cochrane, was transported to a hospital for treatment of serious, life-threatening injuries..He reportedly suffered two gunshot wounds to the head..“This was my fiance and our newborn daughter’s dadv…vhe was shot at twice in the head and it didn’t need to go that way,” wrote a woman claiming to be Cochrane's fiancé on Facebook..The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC is investigating police actions. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
BC’s police watchdog is on Vancouver Island after Mounties shot a man who was driving a bobcat down a residential street..The incident unfolded Tuesday night when North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP received a report of a man who “appeared impaired” while driving a track loader skid-steer through a neighbourhood.. Bobcat chaseBobcat chase .Police attended, attempting to stop the driver. This led to collisions between the loader and police cruisers..During the “interaction” that followed, RCMP says one officer fired their weapon, striking the driver..The man, identified as 31-year-old David Cochrane, was transported to a hospital for treatment of serious, life-threatening injuries..He reportedly suffered two gunshot wounds to the head..“This was my fiance and our newborn daughter’s dadv…vhe was shot at twice in the head and it didn’t need to go that way,” wrote a woman claiming to be Cochrane's fiancé on Facebook..The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC is investigating police actions. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
