Niagara sergeant told SIU the fellow officer he shot was a 'bully' with a 'violent past,' court hears
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In the days after a confrontation between two Niagara police officers erupted into gunfire, the officer who pulled the trigger told Ontario's police watchdog he knew the man he shot as a "bully" with a "violent past," a court in Hamilton was told Wednesday.
Det.-Sgt. Shane Donovan was continuing his testimony in the Ontario Court of Justice in Hamilton, a day after the start of the judge-alone trial of Const. Nathan Parker.
Parker was charged with several assault counts despite the fact Donovan fired at least 10 rounds and the constable was shot multiple times in 2018.
On Wednesday, Donovan was cross-examined by defence lawyer Joseph Markson, who read statements the sergeant made to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
Excerpts from an interview with SIU investigators quote Donovan describing Parker as a "barrel-chested man" he tried to limit interactions with.
"I know him to be a bully, aggressor," Markson read. "I know he's had a violent past with the Niagara Regional Police."
Parker has pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a police officer, assault with intent to resist arrest and assault with a weapon.
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