Investigation Continues Into Alleged Murder of OPP Officer After Two People Charged

By The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
December 29, 2022Updated: December 29, 2022

Ontario Provincial Police continue to investigate the alleged murder of an officer who police say was ambushed while responding to a call.

Police say Const. Grzegorz “Greg” Pierzchala responded to a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., Tuesday afternoon and was fatally shot when he got there.

Twenty-five-year-old Randall McKenzie and 30-year-old Brandi Crystal Lyn Stewart-Sperry are each facing a charge of first-degree murder in his death.

Police say McKenzie was under a lifetime firearms prohibition and had been charged in 2021 with several firearms offences and assaulting a peace officer.

A warrant had been issued for this arrest and additional charges were laid after he failed to show up for a court appearance in September.

OPP say the 28-year-old Pierzchala had been with the force for just over a year and had been patrolling independently since April.