Officer shot his gun ‘multiple times,’ wounding other cop, watchdog says

PELHAM, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog says a Niagara regional police officer injured during an altercation with a fellow officer on Thursday was shot multiple times.

The Special Investigations Unit is probing the shooting incident that took place around noon in Pelham, Ont.

In a news release today, the agency says the two officers were investigating a collision that had happened days earlier when they got involved in an argument.

The agency says one of the officers shot his firearm multiple times, badly injuring the other officer.