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Charges dropped against Ontario cops in shooting that killed toddler

All criminal charges have been dropped against three Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers who were accused in a deadly police shooting that killed a father and toddler in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.

The incident happened on Nov. 26, 2020, when a child abduction was reported to police, later ending with the fatal shooting of both 18-month-old Jameson Shapiro and his 33-year-old father William Shapiro. Jameson was found dead at the scene, while his father was taken to hospital and died on Dec. 2. The shooting also left an OPP officer seriously injured.

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