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Coroner’s inquest begins into death of man shot by police at Nanaimo ferry terminal - BC | Globalnews.ca

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Jerry Robert Smallwood , 39 , was shot multiple times by RCMP officers at Departure Bay ferry terminal.

He was trying to arrest him in connection with a violent carjacking in Penticton , B.C. , in May 2018 .

Inquest heard from Smallwood ’s mother Sharon , who testified her son had gotten into drugs after being prescribed a powerful opioid for a back injury.

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