PETERBOROUGH-A 27 year old man is dead and the the province’s Special Investigations Unit has been called in to investigate a Tuesday night incident in Peterborough.
Police say on July 23, 2019 at approximately 8:35 p.m. the Peterborough Police Service observed a stolen vehicle in Millbrook. Police followed the vehicle to the area of The Parkway and Sir Sandford Fleming Drive in Peterborough where a serious collision occurred between the suspect vehicle and another vehicle according to police.
During the interaction with police a male subject in the suspect vehicle suffered a serious gunshot injury and was later pronounced deceased in hospital. The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Billy Shea.
Shea was wanted by the OPP’s repeat offender parole enforcement (ROPE) squad for allegedly breaching his statutory release and was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. He was serving a sentence of just over five years and one month for multiple counts of robbery and vehicle theft.
The province’s Special Investigations Unit has been called in to investigate and has invoked its mandate.
- At approximately 10:30 p.m. on July 23, 2019, police officers near Millbrook began to follow a vehicle of interest – being operated by Mr. Shea – on Highway 115.
- Shortly after, in the area of Highway 115 and The Parkway in Peterborough, the vehicle became involved in a collision with another civilian vehicle.
- Officers approached, and an interaction ensued between them and Mr. Shea.
- One officer discharged his firearm and Mr. Shea was struck.
- He was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The area of Hwy 115/Parkway/Sir Sandford Fleming Drive remains closed to traffic for the investigation. The public will be advised when the area re-opens.
The SIU is a civilian law enforcement agency, independent of the police, that conducts criminal investigations into circumstances involving police and civilians that have resulted in serious injury, death or allegations of sexual assault.
