Note: This story includes details that may be disturbing.
Cpl. Chris Dibblee was the first officer from the Emergency Response Team (ERT) to enter the room where Randy Crosson was holding his girlfriend, Nona Marnie McEwan, at knifepoint on the morning of March 29, 2019.
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Dibblee and Const. Jordan MacWilliams, another member of the entry team, testified separately at the inquest into the deaths of McEwan, 45, and her boyfriend Crosson, 48. The inquest, which started on Tuesday (April 16), is underway at Coroners香蕉视频直播 Court in Burnaby.
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Dibblee testified that each ERT member is trained to make a risk assessment before and during calls. In most cases, the risk assessment decreases as the call progresses, but in this case the risk increased as police gathered more information, Dibblee said.
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Michaud than radioed to have Dibblee join the Bravo team upstairs and to bring a ballistic shield, MacWilliams recalled.
Dibblee moved to the front of the Bravo team, armed with a pistol, hard body armour and a ballistic shield.
Johnston placed an explosive charge on the door to the bedroom where McEwan and Crossson were believed to be.
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Both Dibblee and MacWilliams testified that they could see Crosson and McEwan lying on their backs on the bed, with McEwan being held on top of Crosson, facing the door. Crosson was using McEwan as what Dibblee and the police refer to as a 香蕉视频直播渉uman shield.香蕉视频直播
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MacWilliams threw the flashbang grenade toward the corner where Crosson and McEwan were.
Upon entering the room, Dibblee tripped over the clutter and debris that was in front of the entrance to the room.
When he got to his feet, he could see that Crosson and McEwan had not moved.
Dibblee moved into a different part of the room so his teammates had space to enter.
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Dibblee said he recalled being the first to fire, and more than once before any other rounds were fired.
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During this time, other Bravo team members entered the room.
MacWilliams testified the officers香蕉视频直播 actions had no effect on Crosson香蕉视频直播檚 behaviour.
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MacWilliams shot two more rounds, until Crosson 香蕉视频直播渟lumped against the wall.香蕉视频直播
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Dibblee was one of several medics that attempted to provide life-saving care to McEwan.
The inquest is underway on the 20th floor of Metrotower II, with coroner Margaret Janzen presiding. She and a jury are hearing evidence from witnesses under oath.
The jury may make recommendations aimed at preventing deaths under similar circumstances but not any finding of legal responsibility.
-With files from Tom Zytaruk