B.C. Coroner’s inquest jury recommends police body cameras after fatal shooting
NELSON, B.C. — A jury in a coroner’s inquest into the police killing of a British Columbia man eight years ago says the province and the RCMP should speed up the introduction of police body cameras.
The inquest was held to find the facts behind the fatal police shooting of 39-year-old Waylon Edey of Yahk, B.C., who died in January 2015 after a traffic stop in Castlegar.
RCMP Const. Jason Tait shot Edey in the head after trying to arrest him for driving while prohibited, but was acquitted of manslaughter in Edey’s death in January 2020.
The inquest, which began in August and wrapped up on Friday, issued eight jury recommendations.