The family of a comatose Maple Ridge man is in a legal battle to keep him on life support, and are raising money to bring him to a hospital in the U.S.

His injuries are the subject of an investigation by the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO), which announced a case involving the Ridge Meadows RCMP after an incident on Aug. 30. The 39-year-old suffered cardiac arrest, brain trauma, and kidney failure.

"Stevie is still on life support at Royal Columbian, and our family is facing overwhelming medical and legal costs as we fight to give him every possible chance," his sister told The News. "His six children, including two with autism, are holding onto hope and need their dad."

Police say at around 4:30 a.m., officers responded to a call about a man screaming, and in distress in

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