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THUNDER BAY — The family of Stacey DeBungee are calling for Staff Sgt. Shawn Harrison, the Thunder Bay Police Service officer who failed to properly investigate the circumstances surrounding his death, to be removed from the Police Service.
At the start of the PSA hearings in May 2022, Harrison pleaded guilty to the charge of neglect of duty for failing to meet with a private investigator hired by the DeBungee family. Adjudicator Greg Walton found Harrison guilty of discreditable conduct in July 2022, saying in his ruling that the failings in the investigation were based on racial bias.
“Both the defense and prosecutor have described this case as unique. I would submit that Staff Sgt. Harrison’s conduct is not quite that unique,” James said. “He made assumptions and came to conclusions not supported by the evidence. What is unique about this case is he is finally being held to account.”
“How can the community, and specifically the Indigenous community, have any confidence in Staff Sgt. Harrison’s ability to conduct his duties free of bias and stereotypes when he takes the position that he was morally innocent because his bias was unconscious?” James said. Butt said during his submissions on Tuesday that if Harrison was to be demoted to the rank of constable he would face a financial loss of $145,000.
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