The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a police shooting in Castlegar last Thursday.
Waylon Jesse Edey, 39, of Yahk was shot following an encounter with RCMP officers which occurred near the east end of the Kinnaird Bridge on Highway 3 in Castlegar.
He was transported to Kootenay-Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail, but succumbed to his injuries a short time after his arrival at hospital.
The BC Coroners Service and the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) continue to investigate this death.