Police say an officer who was wounded in a courthouse shooting in Brampton on Friday is "alert and speaking with his family" after spending the night in hospital.
Const. Mike Klarenbeek was shot in the abdomen inside the A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse on Friday morning after challenging a male suspect who stormed through a lawyers' entrance.
The suspect was then shot dead by police in an incident which is now being investigated by the Special Investigations Unit.
Klarenbeek was rushed to hospital with critical injuries, however Peel police say he is in stable condition
"Great News! Cst. Klarenbeek is alert and speaking with his family," Peel Police said in a message posted to Twitter Saturday morning. "Your prayers worked and he is doing well! Thank you all.".
In a news release issued on Friday night, Peel Police Chief Jennifer Evans said the prognosis for Klarenbeek is good.
In a statement released Saturday afternoon, Klarenbeek’s wife Lynn, thanked all those who have supported the officer’s family.
“We would like to start by saying thank you to everyone who has been so great through this difficult time,” she said in the statement. “From the paramedics, to the hospital staff, Peel Police, the courthouse staff and the general public.”
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