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A man and a woman who died after a hostage-taking and shootout in Surrey’s Central City area in March were shot by police, the Independent Investigations Office says.

Police were called to a home at 100A Avenue and 133rd Street on March 28 at around 9:30 p.m. An emergency response team negotiated through the night with a man barricaded inside the home,who was holding a woman hostage.

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The investigations office, a civilian body that investigates when police are involved in cases that result in serious harm or death, was called in.

On Thursday, the IIO said the investigation continues, but so far the evidence shows the man and the woman died from shots fired by police.

The IIO said members of the police tactical teams entered the home at 7:30 a.m. on March 29 and there was an exchange of gunfire between the officers and the man.