OPP Sgt. Eric Mueller died after being shot in the confrontation, and two other officers were injured.
The report released late Friday afternoon by the Special Investigations Unit described the shooting as part of a series of events at a Bourget home where OPP Sgt. Eric Mueller was fatally shot.Another OPP officer, the subject of the SIU investigation, was seriously wounded, and a third officer was also struck by a bullet.Alain Bellefeuille was later charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mueller as well as two counts of attempted murder.
The officer who was the subject of the SIU inquiry consulted with the civilian and then headed to the complainant’s house, joined by another officer on the front driveway at about 2:29 a.m. They walked around the residence, looking through windows and banging on the rear door in an attempt to attract his attention.
With his firearm drawn, the subject officer walked into a living room and took six or seven steps towards an open door at the far side when, without warning, nine or 10 shots rang out within a span of only two or three seconds, according to the report.Article content “Officer #1”, Mueller, was also struck multiple times, and he fell on his back inside the mudroom, it states.
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