Ottawa officer apparently commits suicide at police HQ
Staff Sgt. Kal Ghadban believed to have shot himself in office on Sunday.
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Staff Sgt. Kalid (Kal) Ghadban, 43, is believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot in his office at 474 Elgin St. on a day when hundreds of police officers gathered in the nation’s capital to commemorate slain colleagues. It is thought that the 22-year police veteran and father of three young children used his service-issued firearm in the incident. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is currently investigating.
“The news of his death pains us all,” Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau said in prepared statement on Sunday.
“Those who have worked with him know him as an excellent example of a hard-working, dedicated officer who loved his job.”
Ghadban, who oversaw the Ottawa police’s break and enter, street crime, and human trafficking units, recently served as the force’s public face following a drunken break-in at federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s Ottawa residence in August.
Ghadban’s death follows several recent police suicides in Ontario. Const. Clinton Cibulis and Sgt. Richard Rogers of the Toronto police killed themselves by hanging in March and July of this year. Their deaths sparked calls for an investigation from the Toronto Police Services Board, the force’s civilian oversight body. The results of that investigation have yet to be released.
In December, Hamilton police Staff Sgt. Ian Matthews died after shooting himself at the force’s central station.
With files from Star staff
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