US EditionSIU Investigating Report that Police Fatally Shot Man in Northern Ontario Court
WAPEKEKA FIRST NATION, ONTARIO, JUL 31 – An Ontario Provincial Police officer shot a man who reportedly pulled a knife inside a remote northern courthouse, with the Special Investigations Unit leading the inquiry.
- Amid reports of a courtroom shooting, the SIU announced on July 31, 2025, that it is investigating after Kristy Denette said, `Preliminary information indicates an OPP officer fatally shot a man` at Wapekeka First Nation courthouse.
- Witnesses said a man entered the Wapekeka courthouse, pulled out a knife, and was fatally shot by an Ontario Provincial Police officer, according to SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette.
- Kristy Denette, SIU spokesperson, said `Preliminary information indicates an OPP officer fatally shot a man` and that more details won't be available until Friday.
- The SIU will review, with Kristy Denette saying `Preliminary information indicates an OPP officer fatally shot a man`, and more details won't be available until Friday.
- The Wapekeka courthouse is a fly-in location that lacks metal detectors, and lawyer Karen Seeley said `It was shocking`, as the community and legal professionals are shaken.
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Man armed with knife shot dead by police in northern Ontario court
Lawyers who were in the court reported that an individual walked in between the defence counsel and judge’s tables, “took something out and the officer at that point said ‘drop it, drop it’ and then was shot.”
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Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating a report that a provincial police officer fatally shot a man inside a courthouse in a remote part of northern Ontario.
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SIU investigating report that police fatally shot man in northern Ontario court
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