The province’s police watchdog has released the findings of its investigation into a shooting in eastern Ontario last May that left an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer dead.
The province’s police watchdog has released the findings of its investigation intoOn Friday, the Special Investigations Unit said it had concluded the probe into the May 11 incident at a residence in Bourget, Ont. The agency was looking into the circumstances surrounding the discharge of a firearm by an OPP officer.“It is evident that the fired his weapon to protect himself,” he wrote.
A neighbour reported hearing the man screaming, followed by the sound of a gunshot. The neighbour told police that they were concerned for his safety. “They looked in through windows and banged on the rear door, attempting to attract the complainant’s attention,” the SIU said. When they returned to the front, a third officer had arrived.
The SO was struck and immediately keeled over. Meanwhile, Mueller, who was a few metres behind him, was also hit by gunfire several times, causing him to fall on his back. Thirty seconds after the barrage of gunfire, the SO was able to get up and run out of the house, shooting two or three times in the direction of the bedroom.