Man killed, 2 cops wounded

By News Staff

Posted March 21, 2015 7:53 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The Special Investigations Unit says the man was shot a number of times and pronounced dead at the scene and Peel Regional Police said Friday night that one officer was shot and the other was stabbed, CityNews reporter Natalie Duddridge reports.

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