Officer who shot man in B.C. grocery store says he lunged at her partner
BURNABY, B.C. — A young man who was stabbing himself in the stomach at a grocery store in Surrey, B.C., lunged at transit police officers with knives in both hands before he was shot, the constable who pulled the trigger told a coroner’s inquest Tuesday.
The family of Naverone Woods was emotional as they listened to Const. Pamela McKinnon’s testimony about the altercation on Dec. 28, 2014, which she says led to the death of the 23-year-old man.
McKinnon testified that she and Sgt. Lee Ezra were driving to Surrey Central transit station when they heard over the police dispatch that a man had jumped over the counter of a nearby convenience store and demanded a knife.
Before arriving, they heard a second call that said the man had gone inside a Safeway store and was stabbing himself. A dispatcher also said he had chased an employee, she said.