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Police watchdog clears officers involved in 2025 fatal shooting in Welland

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Police investigate a fatal shooting involving a police officer on Dec. 13, 2025 in Welland. (Joseph Burd/CHCH News)
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Ontario’s top police watchdog has cleared Niagara Regional Police officers of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man in Welland last winter.

The Special Investigations Unit says five officers fired at least 18 rounds at the man in a residence near Ontario Road and King Street on Dec. 13, 2025.

A sixth officer reportedly struck the man — who has not been publicly identified — which killed him.

Officers in Niagara were dispatched to assist with the arrest of the man, who was accused of discharging a firearm in a case of intimate partner violence in Mississauga.

The man is said to have repeatedly shot at officers during the arrest.

READ MORE: One man dead, officer injured following police-involved shooting in Welland

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