A 39-year-old suspect has been charged after an officer was killed in what the Ontario Provincial Police called an ‘ambush’
One police officer was killed and two others were injured in what Ontario Provincial Police say was an “ambush” as they responded to a call in a small community east of Ottawa early Thursday morning.
after a nearby resident reported hearing gunshots, Commissioner Carrique said. Bourget is about 50 kilometres east of Ottawa. Sgt. Mueller is the 10th police officer to have been killed in Canada since last September, and the sixth in Ontario.a vehicle in a ditch near the small, southwestern community of Hagersville. Two people have been charged with first-degree murder in that case, including Randall McKenzie, who was out on bail at the time and subject to a lifetime firearms ban.to improve public safety and better protect officers.
Mario Zanth, the mayor of Clarence-Rockland, said the shooting was a shock for the community. Clarence-Rockland has a population of 26,505 people, according to the 2021 census, with around 1,100 people living in Bourget.
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