BC’s Police watchdog has again cleared the RCMP of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of former Prince George soldier Greg Matters.
A review done by the Chief Civilian Director of the Independent Investigations Office was done after new evidence was presented during a coroner’s inquest.
Family members pointed out discrepancies found during the three-week inquest which ended in January.
Richard Rosenthal has upheld his original determination the RCMP officers involved were not ‘criminally responsible.,’
Therefore Rosenthal is not referring the file to Crown Counsel.
Matters died from two gunshot wounds during a stand-off near Prince George in September of 2012.
The 40-year old veteran was living with his mother while being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Police were called to the home after he assaulted his brother and Rosenthal concluded he was armed with a hatchet when he was shot.