B次元官网网址淚magine what those three gunshots sounded like,B次元官网网址� Laura Holland told Campbell River RCMP members on Tuesday afternoon.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檒l never see him again,B次元官网网址� she continued. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檒l never see my sonB次元官网网址檚 face again.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淭he next time, weB次元官网网址檙e going to be so loud that Canada will never kill another Indigenous personB次元官网网址� weB次元官网网址檙e not going to back down.B次元官网网址�

HollandB次元官网网址檚 voice was nearly drowned out by drums just outside the detachment doors. On the front lawn of the building, over 100 people gathered to mourn Jared Lowndes and protest the manner of his death.

Holland, LowndesB次元官网网址� mother, led a procession of vehicles that wound through downtown Campbell River to the RCMP detachment, the Tim Hortons where the shooting occurred, and finally, to Homalco village for a private traditional ceremony.

Residents of Campbell River have largely been polarized after the shooting of Lowndes. Some people have said the police were justified in their actions due to the manB次元官网网址檚 history. Before the procession, Lydia Hwitsum of the First Nations Summit said the idea behind the event was to try and bridge that divide and work together towards a solution.

B次元官网网址淚t all starts with human rights,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e all human beings on this planet, and whatever divide has been perpetuated, we have to see beyond that and see that weB次元官网网址檙e all human beings with a heart. ThereB次元官网网址檚 been loss, thereB次元官网网址檚 hurt, thereB次元官网网址檚 pain, thereB次元官网网址檚 injustice. Those are drivers for us to work together on solutions.B次元官网网址�

LowndesB次元官网网址� family echoed HwitsumB次元官网网址檚 sentiment, saying that reform is needed for the RCMP. They are asking for the disarmament of the police, as well as mandatory body cameras for members.

An urn holding LowndesB次元官网网址� remains was carried through the city by his brother Sean Holland. The procession left downtown at around 11 a.m. and went towards the RCMP station. There, Laura Holland confronted RCMP members present. She also spoke to the memorial set out for RCMP Service Dog Gator.

B次元官网网址淲e came here to bring flowers for a dead service dog,B次元官网网址� Holland said. B次元官网网址淲e didnB次元官网网址檛 come to deface or to shred anything. We have more respect than that, and my son has more honour than that. And he wouldnB次元官网网址檛 want us to do anything more than that.B次元官网网址�

Homalco Chief Darren Blaney was horrified at the response people have had in Campbell River since the incident.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 disappointed in Campbell River because too many people are comfortable with racism,B次元官网网址� Blaney said.

The incident is still under investigation with the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia. Campbell River RCMP said they would not be commenting further on the case.

From there, the procession travelled to the Willow Point Tim Hortons, where the deadly incident all took place.

Family members and friends spoke about Lowndes and laid gifts at a growing memorial in his honour. This was followed by a private event at Homalco, but not before one last song was sung for Lowndes by members with drums that echoed music over the ocean.

RELATED:

marc.kitteringham@campbellrivermirror.com
Like us on and follow us on