Daniel Legarde was shot by an Ontario Provincial Police officer in Nipigon when attending a call for an unwanted person at a Park Road residence
NIPIGON, Ont. - The coroner’s inquest examining the circumstances surrounding the 2016 shooting death of 45-year-old Daniel Legarde by an Ontario Provincial Police officer in Nipigon is underway.
A coroner’s inquest is mandatory under the Coroners Act when an individual dies during an interaction with police. The jury of five individuals can then hand down recommendations to parties with standing in an effort to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. On Monday, the jury heard audio recordings of the 911 call and dispatcher communication with officers responding to the scene.
The complainant said Legarde did not have any weapons but when officers arrived, he exited the residence carrying a kitchen knife.
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