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Woman shot by police in Westboro facing 13 charges

Morgan Rachel Laplante, 25, is charged with assaulting a police officer and several firearm offences. 

Morgan Laplante charged with assaulting a police officer, several firearm offences

Police cars on a street.
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is investigating after a woman was shot by Ottawa police in the city's Westboro neighbourhood last Friday. (Nicole Williams/CBC)

UPDATE | On Sept. 25, 2024, Morgan Laplante pleaded guilty to one count each of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a loaded and restricted firearm, breaching a previously imposed prohibition on possessing weapons, and dangerous driving. She will be sentenced at a later date.


A woman shot by police in Westboro last week is charged with assaulting a police officer and several firearm offences. 

Morgan Rachel Laplante, 25, was shot by police during a traffic stop on a usually quiet residential street last Friday. She's facing 13 charges related to the incident.

Following the incident, police said Laplante had been injured in a "police involved" shooting. Paramedics told CBC she was taken to hospital in critical condition. She remains in hospital in stable condition.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is now investigating. 

According to the SIU, Laplante exited a vehicle during a traffic stop near Churchill and Avondale avenues. She then fled and police chased her, the SIU said.

"At some point, the officer discharged his firearm and the woman was struck," the SIU said in a news release.

Police swarmed the area, surprising residents who said they're not used to such activity in their normally peaceful neighbourhood.

Laplante was convicted in relation to an assault in 2019, and faced additional charges stemming from that event.