Man found guilty of murder, attempted murder in 2023 shooting of 3 OPP officers [Video]

The man accused of killing a police officer and shooting two others at his eastern Ontario home has been found guilty of murder and two counts of attempted murder.

Leonardo Russomanno, a lawyer representing Alain Bellefeuille, said in an email to The Canadian Press that his client received a life sentence for first-degree murder with no chance of parole for 25 years. He was also handed 20-year sentences for each count of attempted murder, to be served concurrently.

Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Eric Mueller was killed and two other officers were injured when they were called to do a wellness check at Bellefeuille’s home in Bourget, Ont. on May 11, 2023.

A joint statement from OPP commissioner Thomas Carrique, the president of the police union and Mueller’s family said the nearly nine-week trial, which involved the release of body-camera footage and testimony described as emotional, intensified the pain of the …