HAGERSVILLE, Ont. — An Ontario Provincial Police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a call was 'essentially ambushed,' the commissioner of the force said Wednesday night. Police have said 28-year-old Const.
HAGERSVILLE, Ont. — An Ontario Provincial Police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a call was"essentially ambushed," the commissioner of the force said Wednesday night.
The investigation into the shooting, including the motive and circumstances behind it, is ongoing. Pierzchala was equipped with a body-worn camera at the time, Carrique said, and in addition to viewing that footage investigators will be canvassing the area Thursday to look for witnesses. McKenzie has been prohibited for life for possessing firearms since 2018 and was charged in 2021 with several firearms offences and assaulting a peace officer, Carrique said.
The OPP has said Pierzchala had been with force for just over a year and he had been notified that he had passed his 10-month probation period hours before his death. They added he was previously a special constable at Queen's Park who, as a boy, dreamt of joining the police ranks. Harold Sheldrick, who lives close to where the officer was shot, said Wednesday he was surprised to hear about the fatal shooting in the"peaceful area."
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