Staff Sergeant Shawn Harrison was found guilty in a disciplinary hearing of neglect of duty and discreditable conduct in connection with his handling of Stacy DeBungee’s death
A Thunder Bay police officer responsible for an investigation into the 2015 death of Stacy DeBungee has irreparably damaged the reputation of
Ms. James’s clients are Brad DeBungee, who is Stacy’s brother, and Jim Leonard, a former chief of Rainy River First Nation, where the DeBungee family is from. Both men testified at the hearing on Monday, weary and frustrated with the lengthy process. In the July disciplinary verdict, hearing officer Greg Walton said that Staff Sgt. Harrison, who was the lead investigator on Mr. DeBungee’s case, failed to treat the death equally to other cases. Mr. Walton found that the officer had discriminatedMr. DeBungee’s body was found in the McIntyre River on Oct. 15, 2015. The disciplinary hearing revealed that Staff Sgt. Harrison quickly determined, after little investigation, that Mr.
She said it was offensive that Staff Sgt. Harrison and his lawyer, David Butt, had suggested a healing circle prior to the July hearing. A healing circle is a form of restorative justice used by Indigenous groups.Mr. Butt admitted he had proposed a healing circle to the prosecution before the proceedings started. “Obviously it didn’t go anywhere, because here we are,” he told the hearing on Wednesday.
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