CK courthouse. Sept 30, 2019. (Photo by Paul Pedro)A trial for a Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police officer accused of killing a man on Highway 401 started in Chatham Superior Court on Monday.
Sean O'Rourke, 57, is charged with manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man near Ridgetown in July 2021.
O'Rourke was responding to a gas theft when the victim was shot in the upper torso.
The man later died at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
The trial is expected to last 7-8 days.
The funding will be used to expand the organization's Senior Trustee Program, which provides trusted, practical financial support to seniors experiencing cognitive decline, isolation, or financial vulnerability.
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A rare ground stop of U.S.-based aircraft has been lifted.
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