US EditionB.C. man feared ‘hit’ because of a feeling, ex-Mountie tells inquest into deaths
Christopher Duong told police he felt targeted and believed cars circled his home before he and his family were found dead, with police detaining him under the Mental Health Act.
- On Feb. 3, 2026, a former RCMP officer told the Burnaby coroner's inquest that Duong said he feared being targeted days before the family was found dead.
- Amid Prince Rupert folklore and neighbours, Jason Kettle testified that Duong believed cars circled his home and said he felt targeted days before the family was found dead.
- Officers pulled over the family's pickup at about 2 a.m. in June 2023, finding luggage, cash, ammunition, and detaining Duong under the Mental Health Act while returning the children and informing authorities.
- The inquest, which started earlier this week, is ongoing, and police said there are no outstanding suspects or danger to the public, while relatives paid tribute to the parents.
- A doctor testified a coroner's inquest shows Duong believed someone was trying to kill him days before the family was found dead, and he had suffered a brain injury a year earlier.
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B.C. man feared ‘hit’ because of a feeling, ex-Mountie tells inquest into deaths
A former RCMP officer says a man found dead with his wife and two young sons in Prince Rupert, B.C., told him days before that he had a “feeling” that someone was trying to kill them, not because anyone had actually threatened them.
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B.C. man feared 'hit' because of a feeling, ex-Mountie tells inquest into deaths
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B.C. man feared 'hit' because of a feeling, ex-Mountie tells inquest into deaths – Energeticcity.ca
BURNABY — A former RCMP officer says a man found dead with his wife and two young sons in Prince Rupert, B.C., told him days before that he had a “feeling” that someone was trying to kill them, not because anyone had actually threatened them. Former corporal Matthew Jones, now a constable with the CN Police Service, told a B.C. coroners inquest into the deaths that he pulled over Christopher Duong and his wife, Janet Nguyen, as they were driving…
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