US EditionSIU Clears Niagara Officer Who Shot Suspect in Brampton Murder Case
The Special Investigations Unit found the officer acted in self-defense after the suspect fired three shots during a police pursuit linked to a murder and abduction.
- Published March 18, 2026, the report states the SIU cleared a Niagara officer who shot and killed Anthony Deschepper after he fired three shots during a confrontation, the SIU said.
- Police say they were pursuing Deschepper because he allegedly shot and killed a woman in Brampton, Ont., fled with her one-year-old girl, triggering an Amber Alert.
- After breaking the windows, Niagara police say the suspect emerged from under blankets and fired three shots at an officer, who returned fire and struck the suspect multiple times.
- A woman at the scene was arrested and charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder, while the one-year-old girl was later found safe with family members.
- Martino told investigators that the officer 'had every reason to believe that he needed to act to save himself and his fellow officers from death or grievous bodily harm.' Deschepper was scheduled to face trial this year for firearm charges from a Sept. 30, 2023, incident, Andrew Edgar confirmed.
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Niagara police officer who fatally shot Brampton man wanted for murdering ex-girlfriend, kidnapping baby cleared
A Niagara police officer who fatally shot a Brampton man in the early morning hours of Oct. 22, 2025, after he killed his ex-girlfriend and kidnapped their young daughter, did not commit a criminal offence, the director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says.
SIU clears Niagara officer who shot and killed man accused of murder, child abduction
The province's police watchdog has cleared a Niagara police officer who shot and killed a man, Anthony Deschepper, who had been accused of murdering a woman and abducting a child last October.
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“Confronted by that same individual pointing and firing a gun in his direction, the officer would have had every reason to believe that he needed to act to save himself and his fellow officers from death or grievous bodily harm,” said a Special Investigations Unit report.
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SIU clears officer who shot dead man accused of murder, child abduction
The province’s police watchdog has cleared a Niagara police officer who shot and killed a man accused of murdering a woman and abducting a child last October.
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