By Sharif Hassan THE CANADIAN PRESS HAGERSVILLE, Ont.- An Ontario Provincial Police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a call was “essentially ambushed,” the commissioner of the force said Wednesday night. Police have said 28-year-old Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala responded to a call for a vehicle in a ditch just west of Hagersville, Ont. on Tuesday afternoon and was shot dead when he got there. Speaking at an evening news conference, OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique said Pierzchala was at the scene for a very short period of time and did not discharge his firearm. “The officer was essentially ambushed and stood absolutely no chance of being able to defend himself,” Carrique said. The investigation into the shooting, including the motive and circumstances behind it, is ongoing. Pierzchala was equipped

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