The Ontario Special Investigation Unit (SIU) says that “there is no base” to accuse police officers in the death of Bruce Wallace Frogg, 57.
Frogg was shot dead by a provincial police officer (OPP) of Ontario in Kenora during an incident in Anicinabe Park on June 25, 2024, said the guardian dog of the Ontario Police in his report published on Friday.
The witness cell phone video images and a police cruise camera showed Frog holds holding two knives and walking towards the officers, Siu’s report said.
An OPP officer shot Frogg with a rifle from a distance of six to eight meters, according to the report.
After firing Frogg, the officer sat in his police vehicle, where video images captured him deeply and saying: “I don’t know if that was the correct call,” according to the report.
The director of Siu, Joseph Martino, said in his decision that he was satisfied with the officer, which is referred to in the report as an officer subject (SO) #2, used a reasonable amount of force in defense of himself and the other people present.
“Nothing less than the shots had the immediate detention power required of the moment,” Martino said.
The SIU investigated the behavior of both #2, who shot Frogg, and an officer who assumed command of the operation shortly after the police arrived. The commanding officer was referred to in the report as SO #1.
None of the officers agreed to be interviewed by the SIU or publish their notes, the report said.
NAN rejects Siu’s conclusion
In a statement published on Wednesday, the great Chief of Nishnawbe Aski (NAN), Alvin Fiddler, described the investigation as “severely defective.” He said that the report leaves many unanswered questions and does not provide responsibility to the NAN or Frog family.
“We reject the conclusion that the actions of the officers were reasonable and justified,” said Fiddler.
“There is also no analysis in the report on Bruce’s mental state at that time, how their mental state could have led to their actions or how officers are trained to respond to a person in emotional crisis,” said Fiddler.
Fiddler said that Siu’s investigation only focused on the specific actions that the police took at that time and did not consider “significant and broader systemic problems.”
Frogg had previously fought with addiction and significant trauma, said his family before CBC. They said she was a survivor of the convict sexual offender and former priest Ralph Rowe. He also had several family members, including his father and other brothers, who attended the residential school.
6:14The eyewitness describes the scene in Anicinabe Park Fire on Tuesday
Frogg was “annoying” and said that “nobody helped it”: report
The SIU report included a written “incident narrative” based on interviews with witnesses and video images.
In him, the SIU said Frog was “in a highly agitated state” when he pushed a shopping cart full of wood to the park office and set it on fire, the report said.
An employee of the park called the police and fled through the rear door of the office when the building caught fire, he said.
The first officer who arrived at the scene tried to talk to Frogg, said the report.
“He asked him to calm down and let the knives fall. [Frogg] He was extremely upset and stirred the machetes in front of him. He said that no one helped him, “according to the report. In other cases of the report, the knives are known as meat knives. The images of the two knives collected in the park after Frog Grub was fired are included in the report and labeled as by meat nominal.
Frogg “challenged officers to shoot him,” the report alleges.
An officer reported that Frogg “wanted to talk to a social worker,” according to Radio Communications Logs.
Details of the report Failed attempted Frogg
Then, #1, which assumed the command of the operation, made a plan that implied that the firefighters spray their hoses by the building where Frogg was, according to the report.
“Water was expected to be, directly or indirectly, either by distracting [Frogg] or make him lose his balance, allow officers to take the opportunity to take a safe way [Frogg] In custody, “he said.
After Frogg was beaten with water, he moved away from the dew and outside the building cover, the report said.
“He took three steps in the parking lot in the direction of firefighters and a group of officers, including SO #2, when the officer shot three times,” the report said. After the officer shot him, Frogg had gunshot wounds and abdomen, the report said. He was taken to Lake Woods hospital for surgery, but died later that afternoon.

Then, #1 was investigated for the decision that the firefighters spray water to Frogg “, which seems to have been the catalyst of their movement outside the porch,” Martino said in his report.
The officers considered using a “less lethal,” said the report. Radio Communication records show that they requested an Abield or “Arwen” riot weapon several times, but none arrived on time, the report said.
An Arwen is a pitcher who can shoot articles that include plastic projectiles, chemical irritants or smoke boats.
Using the available energy weapons (CEWS), commonly known as Tasers, or the police dog on the scene were discarded for several reasons, the report said.
With these factors considered, Martino said he did not see the behavior of #1 as the standard of criminal negligence that causes death.
“There is no basis for proceeding with criminal charges in this case,” Martino said.