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Inquest to probe death of man in a hail of police bullets near Kamloops

Eugene Marcano died in 2018 after opening fire on police during a ‘routine’ call
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Independent investigators ruled Eugene Marcano initiated a shootout with Kamloops RCMP officers tht resulted in his death. (File photo)

The British Columbia Coroners Service says it will hold an inquest into the death of a man who died in a hail of police gunfire after starting a shootout with RCMP officers in Kamloops.

The service says the inquest will begin on May 6 at the Kamloops law courts to determine the facts related to the death of 35-year-old Eugene Marcano, who was shot and killed by Mounties on Sept.

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