The body of an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot dead earlier this week will be brought to his hometown north of Toronto today.
The procession for 28-year-old Const. Greg Pierzchala left the chief coroner’s office in Toronto around 9 a.m.
Members of the public were invited to watch from overpasses along Highway 400.
Police say Pierzchala responded to a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., Tuesday afternoon and was fatally shot in an ambush when he arrived.
The OPP says his funeral will be held in Barrie on Jan. 4, and will announce more details in the coming days.
Randall McKenzie, 25, and Brandi Crystal Lyn Stewart-Sperry, 30, each face a charge of first-degree murder in his death.
