Roy L Hales/ CKTZ News -There are many questions surrounding the death of Jared Lowndes, a 38-year-old indigenous man, at the hands of the Campbell River RCMP.“Our investigation will determine what actually happened. Just because it is on social doesn’t mean it is, or isn’t, factual. We’ll do our best to determine what happened and if appropriate, before we complete our investigation, we will consider releasing some facts,” said Ron MacDonald, Chief Civilian Director of the Independent Investigations Office (IIO). What the RCMP & IIO saidAccording to the RCMP press release:“Just before 9 a.m. on July 8th, a member from the Campbell River RCMP attempted to stop a vehicle in relation to an outstanding warrant. It is reported that the vehicle failed to stop and fled the area. The member notified dispatch and its description was provided to other police officers in the area.”“A short time later the suspect vehicle was located in a parking lot in the 2000 block of the South Island Highway in Campbell River. A police officer boxed in the vehicle and then a confrontation occurred between the suspect and the police officer, who had a Police Service Dog. During the interaction the Police Service Dog was stabbed and killed, and the suspect was shot and was pronounced deceased on scene. The Police Dog Handler was also treated for a knife wound. No other persons were injured.” – BC RCMP notify the IIO BC of a fatal incident in Campbell RiverLocal media added a couple of other detailsLowndres was allegedly shot six times, three of which were in his face.He had a puppy in his car, and may have been protecting it when the police dog jumped through his window.That last scenario is at least partially true, for shortly before his death Lowndres wrote, “My daughter, dog and I are now broke, and homeless, left to wander until our car breaks down.” Unfortunately McDonald could not confirm any of these facts because the investigation is still ongoing, there were still witnesses to be interviewed, and his department did not want to influence their testimony.He did say there were “several officers in the area” when the shooting occurred.