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The inquest into the deaths of the Surrey couple killed by police during a hostage-taking in Whalley on March 29, 2019 opened 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.
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 RCMP香蕉视频直播檚 Emergency Response Team (ERT) blameless in the shooting deaths of Nona Marnie McEwan, 45, and her boyfriend Crosson, 48, 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.
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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.
The inquest is expected to run for two weeks.
