An independent police watchdog has recommended that charges be laid against an RCMP officer after a Grand Forks man was shot on May 10, 2018.

The report, released Tuesday from the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO), recommended that charges 鈥渋ncluding attempted murder, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon鈥� be laid against the officer.

The police watchdog forwarded the report to the B.C. Prosecution Service after having 鈥渄etermined that reasonable grounds exist to believe an officer has committed an offence,鈥� the release said.

The incident occurred in May 2018 when local RCMP officers responded to a report of a car being 鈥渄riven erratically鈥� around 3:30 p.m. near the west end of Grand Forks.

鈥淥fficers attempted to stop the vehicle,鈥� RCMP said in a release at the time. 鈥淭he driver allegedly attempted to evade police by ramming into several police vehicles. In the course of the interaction with the driver, shots were fired by police.鈥�

鈥淚n approving charges, the B.C. Prosecution Service must be satisfied there is a substantial likelihood of conviction based on the evidence gathered by the IIO and that the prosecution is required in the public interest,鈥� the IIO said Tuesday.

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