The Special Investigations Unit has cleared police of any wrongdoing following a shooting last October that ended with two South Simcoe Police officers being fatally shot before the gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Devon Northrup, 33, and Const. Morgan Russell, 54, responded to a domestic disturbance on Oct. 11, 2022, and were fatally shot inside a house on Somers Blvd., near 25th Sideroad and Ninth Line, around 8 p.m.
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Chris Doncaster, 22, of Innisfil, was the accused gunman.
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“On my assessment of the evidence, there are no reasonable grounds to believe that the (subject officer) committed a criminal offence in connection with the complainant’s death,” SIU director Joseph Martino said in report released Tuesday.
“I am satisfied that the (subject officer) comported himself lawfully throughout his engagement with the complainant that ended in the complainant’s self-inflicted gunshot wound and death, there is no basis for proceeding with criminal charges in this case. The file is closed.”