Parole suspension lifted for man who killed police officer in Delta, B.C.
VANCOUVER — A man who was found guilty of killing a police officer in Delta, B.C., is back out on parole.
Elery Long was granted full parole for the second time in March 2015 after spending years behind bars for killing Staff Sgt. Ron McKay in 1974.
Long claimed the sawed-off shotgun he was carrying accidentally went off when he shoved the weapon into the officer’s chest.
Long was sentenced to death for first-degree murder. His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment after the death penalty was abolished in 1976.