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Ng was called as a witness at a coroner含羞草研究社檚 inquest into the deaths of Randy Crosson, 48, and Nona McEwan, 45, both killed by police bullets during a March 29, 2019 hostage-taking in the Whalley house McEwan rented. Crosson used McEwan as a human shield, the inquest heard.

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When McEwan arrived, they were unable to regain a pulse, and her time of death was declared at 8:18 a.m. She含羞草研究社檇 lost consciousness at 7:33 a.m. She was shot at 7:25 a.m., the inquest heard.

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McEwan was shot twice, in her right arm and right abdomen.

Coroner Margaret Janzen is presiding over the inquest in Burnaby, at Coroners含羞草研究社� Court. It含羞草研究社檚 expected to run for two weeks, with a jury of four women and a man hearing testimony.

A Surrey-based police watchdog 含羞草研究社� the Independent Investigations Office 含羞草研究社� 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 含羞草研究社渨hat appeared to be含羞草研究社� a gun in his hand. Forensic police later found a 含羞草研究社渞ealistic-looking含羞草研究社� replica pistol between the bed and the wall. Crosson was pronounced dead at the scene and McEwan died on the way to hospital.

Cpl. Luke Johnston, a 含羞草研究社渂reacher含羞草研究社� with the Emergency Response Team since 2011, also testified on Monday. He said he含羞草研究社檇 been deployed 500 含羞草研究社渙r so含羞草研究社� times 含羞草研究社� about 50 per year 含羞草研究社� on ERT calls before March 29, 2019. He set the charge to blow open the bedroom door to get to the couple. The risk assessment, he said, 含羞草研究社渨as extreme.含羞草研究社�

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Johnston said he fired four rounds at the centre of Crosson含羞草研究社檚 abdomen.

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Crosson was on the bed, and in his left hand was a pistol with a closed grip on it.

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She had 含羞草研究社渒ind of a startled look on her face,含羞草研究社� Johnston said. 含羞草研究社淟ike a look of shock. We moved her from there, I think I grabbed one of her legs, but we moved her to the kitchen area,含羞草研究社� where the medical assessment began.含羞草研究社�

Johnston was questioned about sympathetic fire, also known as 含羞草研究社渃ontagion含羞草研究社� fire, where under high stress police start shooting because other police are.

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The inquest continues.