Police officer dead, another critically injured in Innisfil, Ont., shooting
CBC NewsSouth Simcoe Police Service says two of its officers were shot while responding to a call in Innisfil, Ont. Both have since died.In a news release, South Simcoe Police Service said its officers responded to a call at a home near 25th Sideroad and 9th Line shortly before 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
Police have not said what the initial call was for. The Town of Innisfil is just south of Barrie and home to more than 43,300 people. The police officers were called to a home on a tree-lined residential street close to Lake Simcoe.The release says Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is now investigating, which happens when a person is seriously injured or killed as a result of a police interaction.
The two South Simcoe officers are the third and fourth police officers to be killed in the province in the last month.in what police called an "ambush" during a series of shootings that killed two others and wounded three more.Both constables were laid to rest late last month.In a tweet, Premier Doug Ford said he was "heartbroken" by the news.