The funeral for the Ontario Provincial Police officer killed last week is set to be held Wednesday at an arena in his hometown of Barrie.
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The OPP says the private service for 28-year-old Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala will start at 11 a.m. at the Sadlon Arena.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
The funeral is not open to the public, but an in-person broadcast of the funeral is expected to be held at the Caledonia Lions Hall in Haldimand County, where Pierzchala was based with the OPP. The Toronto Sun will host the livestream on our website. OPP Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot and killed by an assailant near Hagersville on Dec. 27, 2022.Pierzchala, a former constable at the provincial legislature and member of the Armed Forces, was killed in what police have called an “ambush” attack after he responded to a call for a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville on Dec. 27.
Twenty-five-year-old Randall McKenzie and 30-year-old Brandi Crystal Lyn Stewart-Sperry each face a charge of first-degree murder in his death.
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