Edward Scott Coghill and Stewart Wayne Tkachuk donned masks and armed themselves with weapons and zip-tie restraints before breaking into the Lumby-area home in what the sentencing judge described last week as a crime motivated by greed.
James Jurica and Candice Kado were lying awake in their bed when the assailants shot out the lights and entered the bedroom, B.C. Supreme Court Justice John Gibb-Carsley wrote in his sentencing decision.
The couple fought back; Jurica suffered wounds from shotgun pellets in his chest, stomach and hip, while Kado struck Coghill in the head with a baseball bat.
The two assailants briefly retreated to reload their shotguns before firing again, striking Kado in the chin with at least one pellet, the court heard.
Interesting observation Jackson. Receiving 2 am calls from neighbors in British Columbia with, "Someone is banging on my door. Please come quickly and bring your firearm" was a regular occurance.