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James Hanna was kind to animals and children. He was big on hugs and loved to travel.

Police have identified the officer shot and killed near Hagersville on Tuesday as OPP Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala.

Police have identified the officer shot and killed near Hagersville on Tuesday as OPP Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala.

Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala, an Ontario Provincial Police officer died on Tuesday after being shot while responding to a vehicle in a ditch near Hagersville at around 2:30pm

OTTAWA - When Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot while responding to a call Tuesday afternoon he became the sixth Canadian police officer to die since September, but an expert is warning the numbers do not represent a trend.

James Hanna was kind to animals and children. He was big on hugs and loved to travel.

James Hanna was kind to animals and children. He was big on hugs and loved to travel. His family says he was excited about his future, but that was stolen by a stray bullet fired from an Edmonton police officer’s gun.

Police shot 87 people in Canada between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30

James Hanna was kind to animals and children. He was big on hugs and loved to travel.

A tally compiled by The Canadian Press has found police shot 87 people in Canada between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30 — 46 fatally. It was based on available information from police, independent investigative units and reporting from The Canadian Press.