The mother of Ian Bush is attending the Coroner‘s inquest into the police shooting death of Kevin St. Arnaud.

Linda Bush says “Who better to understand what they are going through than me, and that’s why I am attending the inquest here in Vanderhoof.” Her son was shot to death by police in Houston in October of 2005.

Linda Bush says the St. Arnaud case has a familiar ring “ Its another case, of a young man, gone. No matter what he did, he did not deserve to die.” She adds, “If the police officer was afraid for his life, why in the world did he get himself in the position that he was?”

As the same time, there is no definite date set for the inquest into Ian’s death in Houston, although some proposed dates have been discussed. It is possible that inquest will be held at the end of May.

Meantime, Linda Bush says the Ian Bush Memorial Fund has grown. “Family, Canfor, Canfor employees and people all over Canada, have contributed just under 50 thousand dollars so far. I hope some day to be able to meet everyone who made a contribution to the Ian Bush memorial find.”

The St Arnaud inquest is scheduled to continue through the end of this week and wrap up next week if the extra days are necessary. St. Arnaud was shot to death in a Vanderhoof soccer field in December of 2004.