The province's police watchdog has cleared an officer who discharged an anti-riot weapon at a man. The investigation follows an incident that happened on July 23.
The province's police watchdog has cleared an officer who discharged an anti-riot weapon at a man. The investigation follows an incident that happened on July 23. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call at around 10:20 a.m. that an unidentified 66-year-old man, referred to as the complainant in the report, had fired his rifle a number of times on his property. The report says the complainant instructed the caller to contact the OPP to say he would be 'waiting for them outside.
' According to the report, the caller mentioned the man had 'mental health issues.' Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Director Joseph Martino noted that a week before the incident, the complainant wrote a letter to the OPP's Prince Edward County Detachment, saying he would shoot them if they attended his home. According to OPP, their background check revealed he viewed the police negatively because of the death of a family member, though the report did not provide further details
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