The fianc茅e of a distressed man is questioning how her partner ended up shot twice in the head by North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP on Tuesday night.

Davin Cochrane, 31, was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Victoria hospital clinging to life following a bizarre incident involving a skid steer he allegedly stole and drove recklessly around a North Cowichan neighbourhood Tuesday, March 28.

Sarah Annie Brown said authorities haven害羞草研究所檛 told her much except that her fianc茅 had reportedly been in a car accident earlier in the day and was due for surgery at Cowichan District Hospital but that somehow he had managed to leave the hospital and acquire the construction machine.

害羞草研究所淚 don害羞草研究所檛 understand what was going through his head,害羞草研究所� Brown said Wednesday morning. 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 not a normal person thing to do.害羞草研究所�

Ashara Prokop watched some of the incident unfold from her front window.

害羞草研究所淲e just were sitting on the couch when we heard a large bobcat go by our road with the bucket scraping the road then saw a cop with his lights on go after him followed by the police truck,害羞草研究所� said Prokop.

Witnesses reported no fewer than five police vehicles attempting to stop the skid steer machine in the Somenos Road, Glacier Street, Hawkes Bouvelard and Evans Park areas.

害羞草研究所淲e heard six shots fired,害羞草研究所� Prokop said. 害羞草研究所淚t was shocking to hear.害羞草研究所�

Brown said she害羞草研究所檚 been told officers fired six shots, with two of them hitting Cochrane害羞草研究所檚 head.

害羞草研究所淗e害羞草研究所檚 on life support,害羞草研究所� Brown said. 害羞草研究所淭hey had to remove a large part of his brain to stop the bleeding.害羞草研究所�

Police said the incident occured around 9:15 p.m. March 28 when 害羞草研究所淩CMP received a report of a man who appeared impaired driving a track loader skid-steer down a residential street害羞草研究所�.

BC RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Alex B茅rub茅 said 害羞草研究所渙fficers attended and attempted to get the driver to stop, but there were collisions between the loader and police vehicles.

害羞草研究所淒uring the interaction that followed, one officer discharged their weapon striking the driver. Emergency Health Services were called and the man was transported to hospital with serious injuries.害羞草研究所�

An independent investigation will take place.

害羞草研究所淭he IIO has commenced an investigation, and initial investigative steps will seek to confirm the details of the interaction between the man and police,害羞草研究所� said a press release issued by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C.

The IIO is the independent civilian oversight agency of the police in B.C. It investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.

害羞草研究所淭he IIO is asking any person with relevant information or dashcam or other video footage of the incident to please contact the Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the 飞别产蝉颈迟别.害羞草研究所�

Brown said she doesn害羞草研究所檛 understand why things went so wrong. She said she害羞草研究所檇 last heard from Cochrane on March 27 on the anniversary of them losing a baby and his grandmother. He had been struggling mentally and had left the couple害羞草研究所檚 home to stay with his sister for a while so he could keep his mental health battle away from the kids in their home.

害羞草研究所淗e was extremely upset and definitely going through something,害羞草研究所� Brown said. 害羞草研究所淗e does have some mental heath issues. He was not acting like himself,害羞草研究所� she continued. 害羞草研究所淗e wasn害羞草研究所檛 in the right state of mind at all. I don害羞草研究所檛 know if he relapsed, he害羞草研究所檇 been doing extremely well for three years. He was acting really strange.害羞草研究所�

Brown wondered if the medication he was given following his crash earlier in the day had interacted with his other medications.

害羞草研究所淗e was acting erratic,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淭hey gave him ketamine. He got out somehow. I don害羞草研究所檛 even know how he left the hospital in that state.害羞草研究所�

She also wondered by nobody called her when he was taken to the hospital following the accident earlier in the day.

害羞草研究所淚 would have gone. I could have been there.害羞草研究所�

Instead of being at CDH in a surgical ward following a car accident, Brown is in a Victoria hospital praying her fianc茅 will survive being shot.

害羞草研究所淗e has a history [with police],害羞草研究所� she said.

害羞草研究所淚 don害羞草研究所檛 know if they judged him because of his history. Why couldn害羞草研究所檛 they have tried something else?害羞草研究所�

Cochrane害羞草研究所檚 32nd birthday is about a week away and the pair had been looking forward to their future with their 10-week-old daughter and the rest of the kids.

害羞草研究所淎ll he ever wanted to do was have a child so it seemed really odd what he was doing,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淗e害羞草研究所檚 an amazing dad. He害羞草研究所檚 all about the kids. None of it makes sense. I don害羞草研究所檛 have any answers.害羞草研究所�