HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2014-09-24, Page 3Suspect in Don Frigo
rder arrested at
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QMI Agency
Boris Panovski, wanted in
the shooting death of
Vaughn construction execu-
tive Donato Frigo near Clin-
ton, has been arrested.
Panovslci,70, was arrested
at Pearson International Air-
port "without incident,"
Ontario Provincial Police
announced Monday in a
news release.
Panovski was re-entering
Canada Sunday evening
when he was arrested and
charged with first degree
murder and attempted mur-
der. Police did not say where
Panovski was arriving from.
He was scheduled to
appear in Goderich court
late Monday.
Frigo, 70, from Caledon
East was riding a horse with
his wife near the Hullett
Conservation Area on Sept.
13 when he was fatally shot
in what police described as
an altercation. His wife suf-
fered minor injuries and was
able to reach safety.
OPP were initially tight-
lipped about the shooting,
waiting almost 20 hours
before acknowledging there
Boris Panovski
was a shooting and another
day before identifying Frigo
as the victim.
Panovski was named as
the suspect last week with a
QMI Agency
Canada -wide warrant issued
for the Toronto hairdresser's
arrest. Police described him
as armed and dangerous.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 • News Record 3
Central Huron Mayor Ginn comments on fatal shooting
Tara Ostner
The Clinton News Record
At the Central Huron coun-
cil meeting on September 15,
just two days after the fatal
shooting occurred near the
Hullett Wildlife Conservation
Area north of Clinton, Mayor
Jim Ginn took time to com-
ment on the incident and cur-
rent investigation.
He began his comments by
sending his condolences to the
family of the man who lost his
life, Donato Frigo of Caledon
East, Ontario.
Ginn then explained how
he has talked to roughly 40
national and local media out-
lets since the tragedy and how
OPP officers from all across
Ontario have been using the
Central Huron Fire
Department
Most of the mayor's com-
ments, however, related to the
concerns that local citizens
have been voicing and the
confusion surrounding some
of the events that immediately
followed the shooting.
Ginn attributed the confu-
sion to social media and stated
that "social media has
changed things substantially"
While the mayor did say that
the police have done a great
job so far, he also said that he is
"not sure whether they're deal-
ing with social media as effec-
tively as they could:'
Coun. Alex Westerhout then
pointed out how there have
been "tons of rumors" particu-
larly about whether or not
people were in fact asked to
leave their homes. Ginn
responded by saying that,
according to the OPP, no one
had actually been asked to
leave their residence.
Coun. Brian Barnim then
commented on the town's
emergency alert siren and
asked whether or not it actu-
ally sounded on Saturday.
Chief Administrative Office,
Peggy Van Mierlo-West,
responded by stating that the
noise that people heard was in
fact the sirens of cruisers.
Barnim also commented on
the overall lack of information
that citizens received from the
OPP. Ginn responded by giv-
ing his opinion on the issue
and said that he's sure that,
had there been danger to the
public, the police would have
been more in touch with the
public. The mayor also
described how the recent
shooting episode has
reminded people of the 2007
Jesse Imeson case and why, for
this reason, people have been
particularly concerned. As he
said, had the shooting incident
been a case like the Imeson
case, we would have likely
received more information.
Mayor Ginn concluded the
discussion by stating that "the
time to deal with this is after
the investigation" and noted
that right now the OPP should
be focusing on investigating
the matter.
CTV Kitchener was also
present at Monday's council
meeting videotaping the
discussions.
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