Family members named Ryan Langlois as one of two men killed in the Campbell River Marina early Monday morning during a hostage-taking incident. The RCMP, crisis negotiators and Vancouver Island’s emergency team were taken hostage at the Discovery Harbor Authority, where one person was already dead. During an attempt to negotiate with the murder suspect, who reportedly had a gun, police fired their weapons and the suspect died on the spot. It remains unclear whether Langlois died before or after police arrived. His sister, Cindy Patrick, confirmed his death on Facebook. “My life will never be the same without you,” Patrick said. “You were my voice when I could not speak, you were my protector. You were my real hero. And [were] was taken too early. “Now I have to learn to walk in this world without you.” Langlois’s niece, Peyton Cooper, also posted about him on Facebook, calling Langlois “a light in an otherwise dark world.” “I love you aunt, you lived a life longer than others,” Cooper said. Both deaths are under investigation. The Campbell River Crime Unit is investigating the homicide and is asking anyone with information to respond, while the Independent Investigations Office, an oversight body investigating incidents involving officers with serious injuries or deaths, will look into police actions. . The Office of Independent Investigations will determine if anyone other than the police fired, an IIO spokesman told CHEK News. [email protected]
