Thursday, April 25, 2024

No grounds to charge Niagara officers in fatal New Year’s Eve shooting: SIU

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The province’s police watchdog has said there are no grounds to lay charges in a fatal shooting of a man in St. Catharines on New Year’s Eve.

The SIU, the province’s police watchdog, says it found that the officers had reasonable grounds to shoot in self-defense.

Jason Gaidola reports.

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