Eight members of British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office were expected to arrive in a northern village today to investigate a shooting involving police that left two people dead.
A news release from the police watchdog says RCMP report they were called to Granisle, 63 kilometres east of Smithers, on Thursday at about 12:30 p.m. to a dispute.
Police say the dispute between neighbours involved a handgun.
The independent investigations office says police were trying to speak to anyone in the home when two people left it, confronted police and shots were fired.
They were treated by paramedics but did not survive.
The Mounties say they arrived at the house at 1:22 p.m. and shots were fired at about 2:50 p.m.