CBC News interviewed the couple at the scene in Wolseley, Sask State, about 100 kilometers east of Regina. Police said Patton died while on duty after being hit by a stolen truck there. The two face charges, including manslaughter and possession of stolen goods related to Patton’s death.

In the interview, the couple who claimed to be witnesses told CBC News that they saw the incident from their apartment, and they said they ignored the scene.

Then on Thursday morning, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police stated in a statement that after interviewing two people who spoke to CBC News and claimed that they had witnessed Barton’s death, investigators determined that the two people had failed at the time of the incident. Not in Wolseley.

The police said that investigators determined that the witness’s apartment did not know the location of the incident.

The police said investigators also determined that Patton’s gun did not leave the holster, as the two claiming to be witnesses said.

CBC deleted what was reported as a witness, and Editor’s note published In the story shared in the interview between the two.

“The couple expressed shock and emotion at the witnesses they said,” the note said. “At the time, we had no reason to doubt their story.”