Vancouver police say Manitoba man who died after beanbag shooting had been asking for help
Vancouver police say a man who died after officers used a beanbag shotgun on Monday had asked bystanders for help following a “violent incident” that occurred moments earlier.
Police have not confirmed the man’s identity, but the family of Chris Amyotte, an Ojibwa man from Manitoba, says it was he who died on the Downtown Eastside.
Amyotte’s cousin, Samantha Wilson, said witnesses told her he had been bear-sprayed and was asking for help before police arrived at the scene, and Amyotte was unarmed.