Man killed in deadly Innisfil police shooting had military history

A 22-year-old man who died in a shooting that also left two Ontario police officers dead served briefly in the Canadian military.

The Department of National Defense says a man named Christopher Joseph Doncaster was a Canadian Armed Forces Member for seven months.

Doncaster was a private who served from May to December 2020. The Defense Department says Doncaster did not complete his basic training and has no deployment history.

A source close to the investigation into the shooting in Innisfil identified the man killed as Chris Doncaster, while the South Simcoe Police Service identified the officers as Const. Devon Northrup, 33, and Const. Morgan Russell, 54.

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The Special Investigations Unit says the two police officers died in hospital, while the 22-year-old man died in the home after the shooting.

Based on preliminary information, the two officers did not draw their firearms when they were fatally shot. A third officer who was also at the house exchanged gunfire with the man.

The police watchdog says the third responding police officer was not injured.