A veteran police officer who was shot at a Brampton, Ont. courthouse Friday is now alert and speaking with his family, according to Peel Regional Police.
Const. Michael Klarenbeek, 53, was providing security to a courthouse when police said a suspect opened fire. The suspect was shot dead during an interaction with police.
Klarenbeek was taken to Sunnybrook hospital where it was later announced he was in stable condition.
On Saturday, Peel police wrote on Twitter he was alert and well, and speaking with his family.
Great News! Cst. Klarenbeek is alert and speaking with his family. Your prayers worked and he is doing well! Thank you all.- Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) March 29, 2014
The A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse, located at 7755 Hurontario St., is considered one of the busiest and most secure in the Greater Toronto Area. It is staffed with armed guards and the security barrier is similar to an airport screening zone, with separate lineups for the general public and court staff or lawyers.
The gunman attempted at two separate times to cross through the area meant only for lawyers, according to witnesses.
'He came in through the lawyers' side, the cop asked him, 'Come here,' and he just pulled out a gun and started shooting,' said Anthony Chandra, who was in the courthouse at the time.
'He point blank, like, shot [the police officer] in the chest,' Chandra added.
Another witness described the suspect as wearing a long camel trench coat, a black fedora and sunglasses.
The suspect's name has not been released, but police believe he is from Brampton.
The Special Investigations Unit is going over the sequence of events at the courthouse and has assigned more than a dozen investigators to the case.
The SIU investigates police actions involving death or serious injury.
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