B.C. man’s injuries after police altercation ‘looked like a hanging’: hearing told

By Canadian Press on March 4, 2026.

VANCOUVER — A paramedic called to the scene where Myles Gray died during an arrest by several Vancouver police officers told a hearing the man’s injuries looked “like a hanging.”

Scott McEwen says the wounds, bruising and discoloration he saw on Gray in 2015 were “visually disturbing” and “traumatizing.”

He says Gray had a significant amount of trauma to the face and eye areas, including bulging eyes or eyelids.

Paramedic Jeffrey Hutchinson cried while testifying about the day Gray died and confirmed that he told investigators months after his death that Gray’s neck “looked bruised.”

A coroner’s inquest in 2023 heard that Gray had numerous injuries, including a fractured eye socket, a crushed voice box and ruptured testicles.

The hearing by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner, is looking into the actions of seven Vancouver police officers on that day, who were all cleared of misconduct in 2024 by a police discipline authority.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2026

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