Lestock, SK (Canadian Press) - Friends and relatives of a man who was fatally shot by police have told an inquest into the death that they could have helped end the standoff if they had been allowed to talk to him.
A RCMP negotiator tried to convince Delbert Kenneth Pelletier, who was holed up with a gun in his house on the Muskowekwan First Nation on Nov. 13, 2006, to come out peacefully.
Arnold Bigsky testified he was frustrated because if believed had he talked to his 44-year-old cousin, it may have saved his life.
The inquest also heard that police did not allow any members of the First Nation, Pelletier’s friends or family to speak with him during negotiations.
Cpl. Mark Derocher, commanding officer of the local RCMP detachment at the time of the shooting, explained to the inquest why more than 40 officers were dispatched to Pelletier’s home that night.
He said Pelletier told officers he wanted more police and media there, and when asked why, he said, ‘you’ll see’, then hung up the phone.
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