CBC Hamilton is livestreaming the Barrie, Ont., service, which isn't open to the public.
CBC Hamilton is livestreaming the Barrie, Ont., service, which isn't open to the publicConst. Grzegorz Pierzchala of Ontario Provincial Police's Haldimand County detachment is shown in a photo shared by Six Nations of the Grand River. Pierzchala, 28, was responding to a black truck in a ditch near Hagersville around 2:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 27 when he was shot and killed. His funeral is Wednesday.
Pierzchala's family, their guests, members of the OPP, representatives from other police services, Canadian Armed Forces members, emergency services personnel and officials are among those expected at the service, according to the OPP."We do expect thousands and thousands of police officers from not only Ontario, but from elsewhere to gather to say goodbye to an officer, but to also help celebrate the life of a young police officer," OPP spokesperson Bill Dickson told CBC.
Pierzchala was responding to a black truck in a ditch near Hagersville, about 45 kilometres southwest of Hamilton, around 2:30 p.m. two days after Christmas Day when he was shot.
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