Staff Sgt. Shawn Harrison was found guilty of misconduct and neglect of duty for the mishandling of the 2015 sudden death investigation of Stacey DeBungee
The family of Stacey DeBungee of Rainy River First Nation wants a Thunder Bay police officer fired after he was found guilty earlier this year in the flawed investigation into the Ojibway man's sudden death in 2015.
Staff Sgt. Shawn Harrison was found guilty of discreditable conduct and neglect of duty for mishandling of the 2015 sudden death investigation of Stacey DeBungee but the president of the Thunder Bay Police Association maintains he has no racial bias
The lawyer for two officers accused of neglect of duty and discreditable conduct says any mistakes in the investigation into the death of First Nations man Stacy DeBungee were the result of systemic issues with the Thunder Bay, Ont., police service. The lawyer for DeBungee's family, however, told a hearing the two "gave little effort" in finding out what happened to him.