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Three years after Surrance Myers' death in a holding cell while in police custody in Williams Lake, the Tsilqot'in National Government (TNG) is calling for action.

Nearly 90 minutes after the Independent Investigator Office's (IIO) report was released on Oct. 9, which did not recommend charges against any of the officers involved, the TNG issued their own release calling for accountability.

“Surrance was much loved by our community and throughout the Nation. He was a young man, always polite and positive, respectful, working a couple jobs, one of those kids that gives you hope. I knew Surrance very well.

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