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Trial for OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala’s alleged killers set to begin Thursday

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OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala was shot while responding to a call for a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., on Dec. 27, 2022 and later died in hospital (@OPP_WR/Twitter).
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The trial of two people accused of killing an OPP officer in 2022 is set to begin March 27.

Greg Pierzchala – a 28-year-old OPP constable – was shot and killed on Dec. 27, 2022, while responding to a report about a car in the ditch outside Hagersville.

Just hours earlier, he had been told he’d passed his probation period with the OPP.

Randall McKenzie, 25, and Brandi Stewart-Sperry, 30, were charged with first-degree murder in relation to his death. Both have pleaded not guilty.

At the time of the shooting, McKenzie was on bail for unrelated charges.

Jury selection was completed on March 24 in Cayuga. The trial is expected to last six weeks.

READ MORE: Case of duo charged in murder of OPP Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala put over to February

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