Cop watchdog probing death of man involved in OPP shootout
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Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s investigating the death of a man who was involved in an exchange of gunfire with police in cottage country.
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The Special Investigations Unit says police responded to a call in Minden Hills on Sunday about a man who had left his property with a firearm.
The SIU says Ontario Provincial Police arrived in the area of Hwy. 1 and Hwy. 17, where an officer and the man who had taken cover in the bushes exchanged gunfire.
It says the 60-year-old man was found dead and his injury was determined to be self-inflicted.
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The OPP says they responded to a disturbance call at a residence on Gelert Rd., and they discharged a firearm during the “interaction.”
They say they can’t provide any further information as the SIU has invoked its mandate.
The watchdog says multiple investigators are assigned to the case.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to come forward and contact the SIU.
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