The morning Greg Ritchie died, he was on his way to the grocery store to purchase cake mix in an effort to cheer up his brother and sister-in-law.
Chantel Ritchie, his sister-in-law, said it was a tradition of theirs to bake together. The three, who lived together, had been having financial struggles lately. But her brother-in-law was excited because he had just received funding from the Ontario Disability Support Program.
It was Greg. He was shot and killed in an encounter with two Ottawa police officers on Jan. 31, 2019, at 30 years old. Just before 8 a.m., Ottawa police officers Thanh Tran and Daniel Vincelette were deployed to the mall after receiving a call about a man who allegedly had a "knife concealed under his coat," according to a report from the Special Investigations Unit.
Tran and Vincelette then shot at Greg 11 times, the report says. Three of the bullets hit him. They handcuffed him and administered emergency first aid while awaiting an ambulance. Greg later died in hospital. "And in a way, he learned to be able to trust them and they'd be able to to build a bond," she said. "After that, he would come and bring them little trinkets and things that he made."
The police service said that it would train more officers to be able to handle mental-health calls. It said the training would be designed and administered based on input from the community.
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