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Posted on 05/05/2006 1:27:25 PM PDT by fanfan
A police officer in Windsor, Ont. was shot by two teens, and unconfirmed reports say he died as a result of his injuries on Friday afternoon.
"An officer has been shot outside the Mac's Milk convenience store at the corner of Seminole (Street) and Pillette (Road) in downtown Windsor," CHYR radio reporter Jamie Tawil told CTV Newsnet Friday.
The shooting reportedly occurred just after 2 p.m. A motive for the shooting is not known.
"The body is there covered by a blanket, although police won't officially tell us that the officer has died," AM 800 reporter Patty Handysides told CTV Newsnet.
An RCMP helicopter and police canine units began a search for the two suspects. Unconfirmed reports say police are also looking for a third suspect.
"It's a massive search right now," Tawil said.
Two schools near the scene of the shooting have been locked down and residents have been asked to stay inside while the search is on-going.
Windsor police are refusing to comment on the incident and further details aren't immediately available.
Lloyd Menard was in the store at the time of the shooting. He says at first people didn't believe it was real. But he says his truck was covered in blood.
"At first, a couple of people thought they were just like poppers on the ground, but no, it was actually gunfire. My truck's got blood all over it, so those kids must have shot him right there."
An employee of the convenience store, identified as Emma, says she saw two young men in the parking lot when suddenly she heard shots.
"We heard gunshots and a guy was bleeding from his mouth and then we were told he was a policeman," she said.
As news of the shooting circulates around the southwestern Ontario city, people in the community are shocked.
"The whole city is ... very alarmed right now," Handysides said.
"This is very rare, indeed, for Windsor. Even though we are right across the river from Detroit, gun crime is low in Windsor and certainly death by gun is very, very rare," she told CTV's Newsnet Friday afternoon.
With files from The Canadian Press
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Chum Radio reports the officer died on the scene.
The officer was not in uniform, may have been under cover, or off duty.
I thought guns were illegal in Canada. How could this have happened?
I thought I heard on WJR it was in south west Detroit, but the details all match this report.
Guess I should listen to CKLW 800AM instead of WJR.
The young offenders act had better get tightened up quickly. Prayers for the officer's family.
What is amazing is that there's not a lot more stuff like this happening in Windsor. It's just south of Detroit across the Detroit River. Detroit is a huge mess.
those evil guns are crossing the river from detroit. probably hitched a ride in SUVs.
When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns....
Toronto's fool mayor would have you believe all guns in Canada were smuggled in from the States.
Odds are the offenders will resist arrest.
The police have caught two suspects, looking for a third, per CKLW.
Guns are NOT outlawed in Canada.
They do have a registration database that they are thinking about closing 'cause of huge cost overruns and it hasn't helped much in the way of solving crimes, seein' as crooks usually don't register their weapons.
I attended a protest on Parliament Hill against the Young Offenders Act in the early nineties.
I guess the RCMP have had a file on me ever since.
:-)
Massive man hunt, at least two area schools on lock down.
What kind of "teens?"
Just watch and we will learn how it is our fault
Adding this link:
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=40fc1791-d4ac-413a-a24b-618249de81c2&k=34913
"Police search for suspects after two teens fatally shoot officer"
The Canadian Press
Published: Friday, May 05, 2006
WINDSOR, Ont. -- ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The area where the shooting took place is on the other side of the city from the border crossing to Detroit.
Officials at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor said security had not been stepped up as a result of the shooting and that officials were taking no extra precautions."
I know, Little Ray, I just get tired of explaining that all the time.
Thanks.
Considering they're cops too, I hope you're on the xmas card list ;)
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