Overview

• Kenneth Grant pleaded guilty to manslaughter, killing a service animal, and multiple firearms offences before receiving a 14-year sentence on Tuesday.
• Justice Maureen Forestell said the shooting of Bingo was deliberate and explained she chose 14 years instead of 23 to preserve prospects for rehabilitation.
• With credit for pre-sentence custody, Grant has approximately 10 years and 10 months left to serve.
• An agreed statement of facts says Grant fired four shots during a July 24, 2023 confrontation at his daughter’s apartment, killing 24-year-old Sophonias Haile with a head wound.
• The next day, he fired at officers during an arrest attempt, fatally shot Bingo, and was wounded by return fire before being taken into custody; police leadership later publicly honored the fallen K9.