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Officer shot in Welland, Ont., sent to hospital after police respond to gunfire, schools in lockdown
Niagara police responded to gunfire reports in downtown Welland, locking down hospitals and schools; a suspect was contained and an officer was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- On Friday, a Niagara Regional Police officer was shot while responding to reports of gunfire in downtown Welland and was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- An earlier weekend shootout prompted heightened police activity after officers went to a Steel Street residence to arrest a man wanted by Peel Regional Police; that confrontation left the wanted man dead.
- A large police perimeter has been set up around Second Street between Plymouth Road and Lincoln Street as officers maintain a heavy presence and contain a male suspect within a building.
- Nearby schools and the Welland Hospital were locked down on Friday morning, halting new admissions and changing transport for Plymouth Public School and St. Mary Catholic School.
- With the SIU probing discharged firearms, authorities ordered lockdowns and shelter-in-place measures as Ontario's Special Investigations Unit opened an investigation and police asked residents to lock doors and avoid the area.
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Police officer shot in Welland, Ont., people told to shelter in place
A police officer was expected to survive a shooting in Welland, Ont., on Friday as nearby schools and a hospital were locked down and residents were told to shelter in place. Niagara regional police said the officer was sent to hospital as a precaution and their injuries were not believed to be life...
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