Officer Not Charged in Shooting of First Nation Man

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. 

An officer in Ontario has been found not at fault for the shooting death of a 23-year-old man from Wapekeka First Nation.

Tyresse Kenny Padro Cree Roundsky passed away on July 31, 2025 after being shot in the chest.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) reported that Roundsky approached an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer while holding a knife.

This incident happened in a temporary courtroom located inside the community’s youth centre, which was destroyed by fire less than a month later.

The officer discharged his weapon three times at him. 

The SIU is an independent body that looks into cases where police actions lead to death, serious injury, sexual assault, or involve firing a weapon at someone.

The agency shared its findings on Thursday, stating “there is no basis for proceeding with criminal charges in this case.”

Wapekeka First Nation is a remote Oji-Cree community about 450 kilometres northeast of Sioux Lookout in northwestern Ontario. (Sarah Law/CBC)

However, SIU director Joseph Martino pointed out that it took officers 40 minutes to reach Roundsky’s body after he was shot.

“Though vested with a duty to preserve and protect life, there is evidence to suggest that the [OPP officer] unnecessarily delayed in rendering first-aid to [Roundsky] after the shooting,” Martino wrote.

“I will be raising this matter in my reporting letter to the OPP Commissioner. I will also be referring the matter to the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency.”

Wapekeka First Nation is a small Oji-Cree community located about 450 kilometres northeast of Sioux Lookout in northwestern Ontario. It has just under 500 residents.

Eric Nothing, left, and his father, Bruce Wallace Frogg. Nothing was shot and killed in July 2025 by a police officer in Deer Lake First Nation. Meanwhile, Frogg was shot and killed by a police officer in Kenora in June 2024. (Submitted by Joshua Frogg)

In just over one year, three men connected to Wapekeka First Nation were shot dead by police in northwestern Ontario. The others included:

The SIU cleared law enforcement involved from any wrongdoing across all three incidents.

Shooting deemed self-defense: SIU

The SIU noted that three investigators along with two forensic experts worked on Roundsky’s case.

A total of 18 civilian witnesses were interviewed between August 1 and August 21 of 2025. A service employee witness was also questioned.

The OPP officer referred to as the subject official (SO) did not agree to be interviewed or provide notes for the investigation.

The investigation faced delays due to how long it took for officials to get an audio recording from the courtroom where everything happened...</c.”The evidence indicates that the SO fired his gun at [Roundsky] to defend himself from a reasonably apprehended attack,” Martino said in the report...</c.”Though the SO, as was his legal right, did not provide that evidence during an interview with the SIU; his mindset can safely be inferred from circumstances prevailing at that moment-most notably, [Roundsky] advancing towards him with a knife when he discharged his weapon.”
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