Tianna Frances, a worker at the Valu-Mart in Minden, says: 'If we didn't have to force him and ... tell him that he couldn't come into the store, nothing would have happened really. He would have got his groceries and went along with his day.' (CBC)
Posted on 07/17/2020 7:35:29 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after officers fatally shot a 73-year-old man in Haliburton County on Wednesday morning.
The man had refused to wear a mask and allegedly assaulted a grocery store employee before driving away, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Police were called to a Valu-Mart in Minden, Ont., just after 8 a.m., OPP Sgt. Jason Folz said.
Officers tried to stop the suspect's car, but they refrained "in the interest of public safety" before doing a follow-up investigation, Folz said.
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said the man drove away, and an officer saw the car and started following it for a short while. Based on the licence plate, officers made their way to a home on Indian Point Road, the SIU said.
2 officers fire guns, says SIU
Outside the home there was an "interaction," and two police officers fired their guns, the SIU said.
Folz said that after shots were fired, "additional resources" were brought to the area near Eagle Lake, by the village of Haliburton, about 215 kilometres northeast of Toronto.
The man was shot and taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:47 a.m., the SIU said.
Folz said the victim was from the Eagle Lake area.
In a news release issued Thursday morning, the SIU said investigators had recovered a pistol and a semi-automatic rifle from the scene. The firearms of two police officers were also taken into evidence, the agency said.
Investigators are continuing to search the scene Thursday, the SIU said, and also making attempts to locate the man's next of kin.
A post-mortem examination is set to be conducted Friday morning. Four OPP officers have been designated witnesses to the shooting, and arrangements for interviews are underway, the SIU said.
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Force? That means they first struck him.
He pushed back in self-defense.
“I want to congratulate my staff for how they handled the situation. It was very challenging today. They are the heroes. I don’t want to get emotional. They deserve the credit. That’s all I want to say,” Easton said.
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Heroes? Deserve the credit? WTF is wrong with these people?
Yes, the threshold for heroism is significantly lower now than it was in the past.
This entire shooting was totally unecessary. From the article (quoting a worker at the Valu-Mart) :
Frances said workers shouldn’t have to enforce the mandatory mask policy issued by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit. The policy, “Use of Non-Medical Masks in Commercial Establishments,” took effect on 12:01 am on Monday.
It’s causing chaos, she said.
“If we didn’t have to force him and ... tell him that he couldn’t come into the store, nothing would have happened, really. He would have got his groceries and went along with his day.”
So, governments are now shooting people for not wearing masks. That’s where we are at.
“Four OPP officers have been designated witnesses to the shooting.”
Hey Frank, you and Jesse and Bob and Jim are the designated witnesses. Have a short meeting and present a story that puts the police in a favorable light. /s
I think there was more to it.
"...the SIU said investigators had recovered a pistol and a semi-automatic rifle from the scene."
He will be counted as a Covid-19 death.
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The scene was his home. Lots of homes have a pistol and semi-auto rifle.
And you wonder why so many people hate cops.
"Outside the home there was an "interaction," and two police officers fired their guns."
Masks kill.
She should be proud of herself.
They didn't go far enough.
They should have hunted down his family and friends and killed them, too.
Any good Stalinist would have done that.
Four in Canada are required for the “I’ll lie and you swear to it, ....”.
Notice the vagueness of the shooting. My guess is he told them to f—k off and they shot him (going with 95% certainty because police get violent when told to f—k off). Searched the house and found the guns inside. Insinuated that some type of altercation took place. Handed off to the police and media spin doctors to cover it up.
They were irritated that they couldn’t find any dogs to shoot...
The neighbors hid their dogs just in time...
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