Prince George, B.C. – The Coroners Inquest into the RCMP shooting death of Greg Matters, resumes in Prince George this morning.

While the order of  witness appearance  was not known at publication time, BC Coroners Service spokesperson Barb McLintock  says there are 5 witnesses scheduled  to give testimony.  Four of those witnesses are  members of the RCMP and the fifth is  from the Independent Investigations Office to explain their investigation.

McLintock  says, barring any last minute  additions to the witness list,   the inquest is expected to conclude mid week, with the Coroner’s Jury delivering its recommendations.  The inquest  has already heard two weeks of testimony in October.  It was adjourned until today, the first available time for all  involved.

Greg Matters, a Canadian forces veteran,  was  known to have suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder  in the wake of his service in Bosnia.  He was shot to death on a rural family property   on the east side of Prince George, September 10th,  2012 in a final confrontation with police.  The  trouble had started  with an altercation  between  Matters and his brother  at  the home of their mother in the early hours of September 9th.

A Coroner's Inquest cannot  place blame, it  can only determine the cause of death, and make recommendations aimed at  preventing  such a tragedy in the future.