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Gray died following a confrontation with officers in 2015, and a 2023 inquest ruled the death a homicide.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-16T20:25:15.345Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-16T19:50:45.313Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T20:25:15.345Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":78,"critic":95,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Includes named officer testimony, specific figures with sources, and two independent full reports, giving 78 trust score.","critic":"Provides context, quotes officer, clear facts, specific data, next steps, and cohesive narrative, earning 95 critic score.","hype":"Headline matches content; language is factual without sensationalism, resulting in low hype score."}},"tags":["#MylesGray","#PoliceMisconduct","#PublicInquiry","#VancouverPolice"],"entities":["Myles Gray","Const. Beau Spencer","Vancouver Police Department","Burnaby","Vancouver"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Const. Beau Spencer testified that Myles Gray was the strongest man he encountered in his 15-year policing career.","Gray died following a confrontation with Vancouver police on August 13, 2015, in Burnaby.","No charges have been laid over Gray's death, which a 2023 coroner's inquest ruled a homicide.","Seven Vancouver officers are facing a public hearing into whether they committed misconduct during the arrest."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Const. Beau Spencer told a public hearing that Myles Gray was the strongest man he had encountered in 15 years of policing. Spencer was involved in the August 13, 2015, arrest of Gray in Burnaby, near the Vancouver boundary. The confrontation ended with Gray's death."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Spencer described an initial call for assistance from a colleague as \"unnerving\" and an \"animalistic roar\" he heard as he approached the scene as unlike anything he had heard on a police radio. Upon arrival, he found other officers appeared \"exhausted\" as they struggled to restrain Gray. Spencer testified that he felt physically unable to restrain Gray and delivered three or four \"closed-fist strikes\" to Gray's shoulder while attempting to apply handcuffs. He stated that Gray's arm \"was not moving at all\" despite his and another officer's efforts. Spencer described Gray as exhibiting a \"crazy change of behaviour\" after passing out, looking at him and asking \"what's going on,\" before entering another \"rage\" and throwing the officer. When Gray fell unconscious a second time, Spencer said he went \"from pure strength, pure power, to no flex in his muscles,\" and then went limp. Spencer stepped back from the scene, believing he could not assist medically. Paramedics and firefighters were attending the scene when Gray died."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Gray's injuries"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on the extent of injuries Gray sustained. The CBC News full report stated that an earlier inquest heard Gray was left with injuries including a fractured eye socket, crushed voice box and ruptured testicles, and that a paramedic thought Gray was not white due to severe bruising. The Medicine Hat News full report included the same details about Gray's injuries and the paramedic's observation."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the specific injuries Gray sustained, such as a fractured eye socket, crushed voice box, and ruptured testicles, or the paramedic's observation about his bruising. 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