HAGERSVILLE, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say a 28\u002Dyear\u002Dold officer who was fatally shot while on duty Tuesday afternoon had just been told he had passed…
OPP say Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot while responding to a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., in Haldimand County, just after 2:30 p.m., and died in hospital.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
“This is a man who, at five years old, decided he wanted to be a police officer and he had a brief opportunity to live out his dream and to do his best to keep our community safe,” Carrique said, adding that Pierzchala was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. “And unfortunately he paid the ultimate sacrifice today.”Speaking at a news conference Tuesday evening, OPP Const. Ed Sanchuk was visibly choked up when talking about the slain officer.
The two kept in touch with Pierzchala enthusiastically agreeing a couple of years ago to visit and help out with a wrestling club Geris runs for kids.Geris was happy to be a reference for Pierzchala when he became a special constable at Queen’s Park. Pierzchala later sent Geris a message letting him know he was going to apply for the OPP.
“People as a police officer want to help and make the world a better place. Some people just don’t want that to happen.”Ontario Provincial Police Association president John Cerasuolo said Pierzchala’s death underscores the danger police officers put themselves in daily.
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