The officer charged in connection with the shooting outside South SurreyRCMP detachment in 2015 had her first court day on the matter this afternoon.

Const. Elizabeth Cucheran did not personally appear in Surrey Provincial Court, but was represented by lawyerAndrea Kastanis, who appeared for defence counsel David Butcher.

Kastanis told the court that Cucheran had elected for trial by judge and jury.

She later confirmed to Peace Arch News that eight days had been set aside in November and December for thepreliminary hearing. According to online court records, those proceedings are to take place Nov. 5-8 and Dec. 18-21.

Surrey RCMP Const. Elizabeth Cucheran has elected to be tried by judge and jury, court hears

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Brooks鈥� mother Jennifer 鈥� who was relieved to that the Crown charged the officer with one countof aggravated assault and one count of assault with a deadly weapon 鈥� did not attend the court proceedings. Shetold PAN last month that she didn鈥檛 plan to, and that she also wouldn鈥檛 share Cucheran鈥檚 name on social media,even thought it is already public.

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One man who did attend court Tuesday told PAN that he came because he 鈥渉eard stuff that night鈥� 鈥� a reference tothe date Hudson Brooks was fatally shot.

Following Brooks鈥� death on July 18, 2015, the in October 2016that charges be considered against a then-unidentified officer.