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Lethal force the only option in Surrey, B.C. hostage-taking, inquest hears

Coroner’s inquest into deaths of couple killed by police in Whalley in 2019 opened April 16
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An RCMP incident that ended in the deaths of a Surrey couple in 2019 was “the worst call” Cpl. Frankie Penney has ever been a part of.

Penney testified Thursday (April 18) at a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of Nona Marnie McEwan, 45, and her boyfriend Randy Crosson, 48. The inquest, which started on Tuesday (April 16), is underway at Coroners’ Court in Burnaby.

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Anna Burns

About the Author: Anna Burns

I started with Black Press Media in the fall of 2022 as a multimedia journalist after finishing my practicum at the Surrey Now-Leader.
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