Vancouver officer says Gray not lawfully entitled to repel police during fatal arrest
Vancouver police officer Const. Eric Birzneck testified at a public hearing into the death of Myles Gray in 2015, stating he does not believe Gray had any lawful right to resist officers' use of force during the arrest. Gray, who displayed incredible strength and appeared "impervious to pain" as officers tried to subdue him, was arrested near the boundary between Burnaby and Vancouver on August 13, 2015.
No charges have been laid over Gray's death, which a 2023 coroner's inquest ruled a homicide. The inquest heard that Gray suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured eye socket, a crushed voice box, and ruptured testicles.
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