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Brian White, who was in charge of the Emergency Response Team at the scene, testified at the ongoing inquest into the deaths of Nona Marnie McEwan, 45, and her boyfriend Randy Crosson, 48. They were both killed by police during a hostage-taking in Whalley on March 29, 2019.

White gave a play-by-play account of police operations prior to the shooting.

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The inquest began April 16 in Burnaby at Coroners香蕉视频直播� Court on the 20th floor of Metrotower II with coroner Margaret Janzen presiding. It香蕉视频直播檚 expected to run for two weeks, with a jury of four women and a man hearing testimony.

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A Surrey-based police watchdog 香蕉视频直播� the Independent Investigations Office 香蕉视频直播� in 2020 found the ERT blameless in the shooting deaths of McEwan and Crosson, whom authorities say was holding McEwan against her will in her rented home. The standoff saw roughly two dozen police vehicles, as well as an armoured vehicle, surround a home in a cul-de-sac near 132A Street and 100A Avenue.

McEwan was killed when she was struck by two police bullets as ERT officers fired on Crosson, who held a large knife to her throat and had 香蕉视频直播渨hat appeared to be香蕉视频直播� a gun in his hand. Forensic police later found a 香蕉视频直播渞ealistic-looking香蕉视频直播� replica pistol between the bed and the wall. Crosson was pronounced dead at the scene and McEwan died in hospital.

Timeline: How the event unfolded

White said he was called at home and, after a briefing, assumed command at 2:32 a.m. from Surrey RCMP Cpl. Chris Payete, now a sergeant with the Surrey Police Service,

At that point White asked the ERT to 香蕉视频直播渢ransition in香蕉视频直播� to an inner perimeter, where nobody else could go in or out. At 2:42 a.m. it was confirmed the outer perimeter was contained and a 香蕉视频直播渇rozen zone香蕉视频直播� was maintained, and the loud-hailer was used on the armoured vehicle in an effort to get those in the house to come out.

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Initially it was to check on McEwan and arrest Crosson, but added to this was now responding to a weapons charge and 香蕉视频直播減otentially香蕉视频直播� unlawful confinement.

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At 2:54 a.m. White confirmed a warrant was authored to apprehend Crosson, and at 3:06 a.m. a man was seen looking out a front window, pointing what one ERT member said appeared to be a pistol at the police armoured vehicle on the front lawn, and a gas plan 香蕉视频直播渙r chemical munitions plan香蕉视频直播� was formulated.

At 3:11 a.m., a police negotiator went into the armoured vehicle, and at 3:22 a.m. White approved the chemical munitions plan that if any shots came out into the community these would be deployed 香蕉视频直播渢o try to suppress the fire, number one, and gain compliance and hopefully cooperation, number two.香蕉视频直播�

At 3:31 a.m., he requested a photo of Crosson and made sure all ERT members, including snipers, had it.

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At 3:57 a.m. he requested Abbotsford Police to send in a second armoured vehicle, and at 4:11 a.m. received an update from the negotiator that a gunshot had been heard at the back of the house at 10:52 p.m. and that six or seven years prior Crosson had 香蕉视频直播減ulled a gun on someone.香蕉视频直播�

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At 4:30 a.m., White was told the robot wasn香蕉视频直播檛 able to climb the stairs, and the ERT was approved to have its robot take over. At 4:55 a.m. the armoured vehicle was readied to push in the front door and let the ERT robot enter the house.

At 5:02 a.m. McEwan香蕉视频直播檚 family told police she would come out if she could and that she香蕉视频直播檇 just broken up with Crosson. One minute later, as the armored vehicle moved to the door, ERT members believed they heard a male voice inside, and at 5:12 a.m., police saw what was thought to be hands moving at a front window.

ERT sent robot inside

At 5:21 a.m., the ERT opened the front door and pushed the robot inside to try to communicate with the occupants, and a pit bull ran out at 5:22 a.m.

Two minutes later police heard a female voice. The phone was dropped inside the residence at 5:31 a.m., and six minutes later a male and female voice were heard and again at 5:46 a.m.

At 6:17 a.m. police heard a male voice. 香蕉视频直播淭he words were believed to be either shooting, or shoot me.香蕉视频直播� At 6:27 a.m. White learned of a message sent at 3:15 a.m. saying 香蕉视频直播渢ell those pigs to leave my house or I香蕉视频直播檓 come out and shoot them.香蕉视频直播�

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At 7:10 a.m. 香蕉视频直播渆xplosive forced entry香蕉视频直播� was discussed, using a 香蕉视频直播渃alculated amount of explosions to gain entry into a crisis point.香蕉视频直播� White approved this for a window and door. 香蕉视频直播淚t was necessary to allow our ERT members to gain tactical advantage as quickly as possible to get into that crisis point and attempt to get compliance, number one, and address what they were faced with, number two.香蕉视频直播�

At 7:15 a.m. the mental health practitioner opined that Crosson would kill McEwan once the hour was counted down, but at 7:20 a.m. Crosson said 香蕉视频直播淚香蕉视频直播檓 ready for you in five minutes.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淗aving been given an hour countdown and now receiving that information,香蕉视频直播� White told the inquest, 香蕉视频直播渙bviously the adherence to time made me believe that this wasn香蕉视频直播檛 a tactical or calculated countdown, this was an emotional countdown, and to rely on timeliness in this case was not something that I was willing to consider.香蕉视频直播�

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At 7:23 a.m. the negotiator, still communicating with the mental health practitioner, said the latter indicated it was his opinion Crosson 香蕉视频直播渨anted to die.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淎t that point, I launched the deliberate action plan. I believed it was necessary at that time in any attempt to save the victim in this case,香蕉视频直播� he said. To do an assault into that room, the ERT would have given Crosson 香蕉视频直播渁n opportunity to become compliant and surrender but they were faced, again, with hostile actions and they were forced to react. There was an explosive entry done on the window of that bedroom as well as the door to that bedroom.

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At 7:24 a.m. multiple shots were fired. White could tell it was two different calibres 香蕉视频直播渏ust by the magnitude of the audible gunshots.香蕉视频直播� At 7:25 a.m. he was notified Crosson 香蕉视频直播渨as down and cold, which means he was dead, deceased, and that the hostage had been rescued and was in critical condition, and requested EHS proceed Code 3, which is as fast as they can get in.香蕉视频直播�

At 7:34 a.m. White asked for a roll call, to make sure all police officers were accounted for. At 7:44 a.m. he notified the regional duty officer and requested that a critical incident stress management team. 香蕉视频直播淎t 7:53 Surrey Major Crimes attended the scene and I was relieved of duty.香蕉视频直播�

McEwan died because of Crosson香蕉视频直播檚 actions, IIO found

The IIO concluded McEwan died because of Crosson香蕉视频直播檚 actions, as he held her against her will in her home, threatened her life, 香蕉视频直播渁nd provoked an armed response from the police aimed at saving her.香蕉视频直播� His actions, the IIO香蕉视频直播檚 chief civilian director Ron MacDonald said, 香蕉视频直播渕ade it inevitable that officers would fire on him when they broke into the bedroom, and who held her in front of him as a shield against police bullets.香蕉视频直播�

Accordingly, he found, 香蕉视频直播淚 do not consider that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an officer may have committed an offence under any enactment and therefore the matter will not be referred to Crown counsel for consideration of charges.香蕉视频直播�

The IIO operates out of Bing Thom香蕉视频直播檚 Central City tower in Whalley and reports to B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 attorney general.

MacDonald noted his report was based, in part, on the statements of 25 香蕉视频直播渃ivilian香蕉视频直播� witnesses, seven paramedics and 38 witness police officers. A toxicology report indicated Crosson had methamphetamine, amphetamine, fentanyl, nor-fentanyl, heroin, ethanol, THC and naloxone in his system.

White said in some 100 similar calls he香蕉视频直播檚 lost 香蕉视频直播渟ubjects,香蕉视频直播� but added, 香蕉视频直播淚 can honestly say that香蕉视频直播檚 their decision if they chose to take their own lives, whether it be a lone barricade or a suicide barricade, I can rationalize that in my mind because it is them making conscious decisions, maybe not sober decisions, but conscious decisions end-of-life. This was not the case. This will be with all of us forever.香蕉视频直播�