SIU investigating fatal OPP shooting near Cornwall
Posted December 23, 2017 4:00 pm.
Last Updated December 23, 2017 8:56 pm.
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Ontario’s police watchdog is probing the death of a man outside a police detachment near Cornwall, Ont.
The Special Investigations Unit says there was an interaction between officers and a man at the Ontario Provincial Police detachment in Morrisburg, Ont.
The agency says one of the officers discharged a firearm, hitting the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say an officer is being treated for undisclosed injuries.
Neither the Special Investigations Unit nor police have released details of the deceased man’s age or identity.
The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.