The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is looking for witnesses to an arrest that happened on March 24 in Burns Lake.
The office said police received a disturbance call at about 3:15 a.m. with police arresting a female youth at about 4:30 that morning on the 500 block of Government Street.
The watchdog said Mounties placed the youth into a police vehicle and she requested to go to the hospital, where she was taken for assessment.
After arriving, the IIO added the youth was involved with an interaction with police and, an officer was injured by a weapon.
It said the youth also sustained what appeared to be self-inflicted injuries before being treated and transported to a different hospital.
The IIO was notified shortly after and launched an investigation into the incident.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact the IIO at 1-855-446-8477 or on its website.
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