Canadian cop shot dead minutes after finding out he passed probation
Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala, 28, of the Ontario Provincial Police, responded to the scene on Indian Line Road in Haldimand County at about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday,Upon arrival, the cop was allegedly shot by Randall McKenzie, 25, who had failed to appear in court on gun charges,Pierzchala, who was shot in the chest and leg, was rushed to a local hospital, where he died.
Pierzchala had learned minutes before that he had passed his 10-month probationary period on the force.Images posted on social media on Tuesday show fellow officers lining the streets as his body was transported to the coroner’s office in Toronto. “And unfortunately he paid the ultimate sacrifice today,” he said, adding that the fallen cop also was a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Carrique said McKenzie was taken into custody with moderate injuries, but that the officer is not believed to have fired his service weapon at him.“This is a horrific incident,” she told the Global News in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the officers family, as well as the OPP and first responders.”
Stacey Laforme, chief of Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, said the community was mourning the loss.
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