Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has cleared a Peterborough Police Service officer following the fatal shooting of a fugitive on the run in July 2019.

According to the SIU, around 8:30 p.m. on July 23, 2019, OPP began to follow a reportedly stolen car from Millbrook, Ont., on Highway 115 south of the city. OPP suspected the red Mustang was involved in alleged crimes in the Barrie area.