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An OPP cruiser was set on fire during the night while officers were responding to a call in Orillia on Friday, June 28, 2024. | Photo: Niroja Anton Sureshkumar

(UPDATE – June 29th, 2024)

OPP have reopened the street. No update from Orillia OPP as of this morning.

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(ORIGINAL STORY)

ORILLIA, ONTARIO – It was a chaotic night in downtown Orillia on Friday after an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser was set on fire while officers were responding to a stabbing call.

While details are scarce at the moment, Connor Earl Productions has learned that OPP were responding to a call for service regarding a stabbing at a house.

Multiple people were stabbed at the property and were taken to Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital for treatment.

It is unclear what led to the stabbing but unconfirmed social media reports state that the suspect also stabbed himself.

While officers were on scene, an OPP cruiser was set ablaze.

It is unclear how the fire started but Orillia Fire did attend the scene to extinguish the fire after failed attempts by officers with fire extinguishers on scene.

OPP have closed Mississaga St. from Westmount Dr. to Douglas St.  

*This is a developing story. More details to follow.

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This report by Connor Earl Productions was published on June 26, 2024

Related photos:

Orillia OPP along with Orillia Fire and Paramedics respond to a call for a stabbing which quickly turned into an OPP cruiser being set on fire in Orillia on Friday, June 28, 2024. | Photo: Connor Earl Productions
Orillia OPP along with Orillia Fire and Paramedics respond to a call for a stabbing which quickly turned into an OPP cruiser being set on fire in Orillia on Friday, June 28, 2024. | Photo: Connor Earl Productions
Officers look at a OPP cruiser that was set on fire while officers were responding to a call in Orillia on Friday, June 28, 2024. | Photo: Connor Earl Productions

Updated: June 29, 2024 / 9:32am EST

Published: June 28, 2024 / 11:25pm EST