Members of Niagara regional police position themselves along Plymouth Road close to the location where an officer was shot in Welland, Ont., while police were responding to reports of gunfire, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
NPIPolice say a 59-year-old man suspected of shooting a police officer in a city southwest of Niagara Falls has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a nearly 24-hour standoff.聽
Niagara regional police say the suspect was arrested just before 7:30 a.m. Saturday and the shelter-in-place order and road closures in the area of Plymouth Road and Second Street in Welland, Ont., have been lifted.聽
The shelter-in-place order was issued around 7:45 a.m. Friday after police were met with gunfire while helping bylaw officers deal with a "fencing issue" around what is believed to be an old church converted into a home.
An officer was shot in the chest during the exchange, and the suspect had barricaded himself inside the home, police said. The officer was taken to hospital as a precaution and was later released with minor injuries.聽
Police said officers attempted to negotiate with the suspect and they sent remote cameras into the residence in the evening and overnight hours, which were all shot at and disabled.
The suspect, identified as Daniel Tronko, could face additional charges as the investigation continues, police said. 聽He was taken to an out-of-town hospital to be treated for injuries.
Ontario's police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit, has been called in to investigate the circumstances around the shooting.
Friday's events forced road closures and lockdowns at local schools and hospitals, and police say there is no remaining threat to public safety.聽
This report by 好色tvwas first published on Dec. 20, 2025.
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