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John Robert Buehler was looking for a place to wait for the end of the world with his 18-year-old daughter, Shanna, and he chose to hunker down in and around Valemount.

A doomsday “prepper” and end-of-times prophet, Buehler moved further away from civilization and human contact each time he came in conflict with other people or the police.

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He was squatting in a remote trapper’s cabin with his daughter and six menacing German shepherds on Sept. 17, 2014, the day he was ambushed and killed by police officers.

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“People seemed to think he was one of those ‘sovereign man on the land’ types and were kind of dismissive,” said Laura Keil, publisher of the local Rocky Mountain Goat newspaper. “I guess there are people like that everywhere, but maybe more around here because land is cheaper and there are hidden places where you can squat.”

Buehler’s death will be the subject of an inquest beginning July 15 at the Prince George Courthouse, where coroner Donita Kuzma and a jury will hear from witnesses about the circumstances of his death.