Charges dropped against Ontario cops in shooting death of toddler
All criminal charges have been dropped against three Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers who were accused in a deadly 2020 police shooting that killed a father and toddler in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.
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![A sketch artist's rendering of the scene at the Oshawa courthouse Monday. Left to right: OPP Constable Kenneth Pengelly, Crown attorney Peter Scrutton, Crown attorney Ian Bulmer (standing), OPP Constable Grayson Cappus, defence lawyer Joseph Markson (Pengelly’s lawyer), lawyer for Cappus, Harry Black and Justice Paul Bellefontain. OPP Constable Nathan Vanderheyden and his lawyer David Butt appear on a zoom monitor. Oshawa courthouse, March 25, 2024 Sketch by Pam Davies A sketch artist's rendering of the Oshawa courthouse shows six men facing a middle-aged justice. Two men appear on a Zoom monitor.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7154770.1711385953!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/oshawa-courthouse-monday-march-25.jpg)
All criminal charges have been dropped against three Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers who were accused in a deadly 2020 police shooting that killed a father and toddler in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.