Overview
- The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner called the broadcast of obscene language on the hearing’s audio feed serious and unacceptable and adjourned proceedings midweek to Monday.
- The Law Society of British Columbia confirmed it has opened an investigation into professional conduct concerns related to the remark.
- Adjudicator Elizabeth Arnold-Bailey took a matter in camera, and the OPCC urged caution about identifying the source or target of the comment and temporarily disabled hearing archives.
- The pause disrupted the schedule and postponed several witnesses, including three Vancouver Police forensics officers, with RCMP Sgt. Robert Nash now expected to continue testifying Monday.
- The public hearing examines allegations tied to Myles Gray’s 2015 death after a confrontation with seven Vancouver police officers, who deny misconduct and have not been charged or disciplined following a 2024 clearing.