Parker not first NRP officer shot
Niagara Regional Police Constable Nathan Parker is in stable condition after being shot by a fellow cop Thursday afternoon in Pelham. The incident is now under investigation by the provincial Special Investigations Unit and the Ontario Provincial Police.
Police sources have identified the other officer involved as Det. Sgt. Shane Donovan, who is currently suspended with pay during the SIU investigation.
Parker, 52, is one of a handful of NRP officers to be injured or killed by gunfire while on duty:
February 1993:
NRP Const. Jeffrey Paolozzi is accidentally shot and killed by another officer during an incident at a police firing range.
August 1999:
NRP Const. Jeff Latham was shot in the shoulder by a suspect he was putting into cell in St. Catharines. The suspect, Danny Price managed to grab Latham’s service weapon and shoot at him. He was sentenced to six years.
August 1999:
NRP Const. John Sawicki is injured while pursuing two bank robbers in St. Catharines. One of the robbers fired on Sawicki’s car, hitting the windshields and spraying shards of glass over the officer. He was treated for minor injuries and released.
October 2015:
Const. Neal Ridley and Const. Jake Braun are both wounded during a gun battle with Fenwick resident Corey Richardson. Ridley was shot in the shoulder while Braud took a bullet to his foot. Richardson was shot in the head by other officers during the incident. He was charged with attempted murder but was unfit to stand trial due to brain damage.