A procession and private funeral will be held today in Barrie for the two South Simcoe police officers shot inside an Innisfil home last week.
Beginning at approximately 9:20 am, a funeral procession for Agents Morgan Russell and Devon Northrup will travel from Adams Funeral Home and Steckley-Gooderham Funeral Home to Sadlon Arena for joint funeral service in Barrie.
The planned travel route for the procession is:
St. Vincent Street to Wellington Street East
East of Wellington Street to Clapperton Street
Clapperton Street to Worsley Street
Worsley Street to Bayfield Street
Bayfield Street to Simcoe Street
Simcoe Street to Bradford Street
From Bradford Street to Essa Street
Essa Road to Gowan Street
Gowan Street to Bayview Drive
Bayview Drive to Little Avenue
Small Avenue to Fairview Road
Fairview Trail to Big Bay Point Trail
· Big Pay Point Road to Bayview Drive (public can access west side of Bayview Drive; no public access on east side)
Members of the public can watch the procession along the route.
ROAD CLOSURES
The following road closures will be in effect in Barrie for the funeral procession:
Bayview Drive from Big Bay Point Road to Churchill Drive will be closed beginning at 5:00 a.m. This roadway is expected to reopen at approximately 10:00 a.m.
· Additionally, Churchill Drive will be closed at Welham Road, with local traffic access only.
Bayview Drive from Churchill Drive to Mapleview Drive will be closed beginning at 8:00 a.m. This roadway is expected to reopen at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Harvie Road/Big Bay Point Road will be closed from Veterans Drive to Bayview Drive beginning at 5:00 a.m. These roads are expected to reopen at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Note: Harvie Road becomes Big Bay Point Road at Fairview Road).
· Fairview Road will be closed at Little Avenue, with local traffic access only.
South Simcoe Police said traffic control measures will be put in place to ease the flow of traffic in the area.
More details about the road closures are available on the Barrie Police Service website.
PRIVATE FUNERAL HOME
The funeral is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and is not open to the public.
The private service will be attended by the families of Officers Russell and Northrup, guests, members of the South Simcoe Police Service and representatives of other police services, emergency services personnel and officials.
Northrup, 33, had six years of service with South Simcoe Police and is survived by his partner and parents.
Russell, 54, was a 33-year service veteran and is survived by his wife and two teenage children.
The two officers were fatally shot while responding to a disturbance call at a residence near the 25th Side Road and 9th Line in Innisfil on the night of October 11.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said the officers did not draw their firearms before they were shot.
A third officer arrived at the home and exchanged fire with the suspect before the shooter was killed, according to the SIU.
Although the SIU has not confirmed the identity of the 22-year-old shooter, CTV News Toronto has identified him as Chris Doncaster through family friends and an ex-girlfriend.
The SIU has assigned six investigators and three forensic investigators to the case.
The SIU investigates officer conduct that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault, and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.
CP24 and CP24.com will broadcast the procession and funeral live beginning at 9 a.m.