Officer Cleared in Niagara Shootout

0:00Ontario's police watchdog just cleared an Niagara regional police officer in a wild shootout last December 19th with a 59-year-old man named Daniel Tronco in Welland. The whole gunfire exchange lasted only 22 seconds, caught on video, and they kicked off a nearly 24-hour standoff after Tronco fired. First at officers. Police showed up around 7 a.m. to backup city workers tearing down an illegal fence at a former church on Second Street where Tronco had threatened folks before. No one knew he was armed but he stepped out with hands in his co-pockets then pulled a loaded 35-7 magnum revolver and blasted at a female officer point blank. That shot hit her best saving her life a bullet fragment got lodged right there and she stumbled for cover. Tronco kept firing swinging toward another officer then ran back inside after cops returned fire nicking his shoulder. He popped out again with a long gun shooting at a front end loader and more toward police. Investigators from the special

1:01investigations unit found two magnum revolvers ammo boxes and damage from bullets in the building. Tronco got arrested treated for his wound and now faces charges like attempted murder and illegal firearm possession. His court case rolled into early March without a lawyer yet. Director Joseph Martino ruled the officer acted lawfully in self-defense firing just enough rounds to protect himself and the team from clear danger. This wraps the probe with the cop and the clear while Tronco's legal fight continues. That's your update from Calgary News today powered by AI.