The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot and killed by Ontario Provincial Police in Turkey Point on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Norfolk County OPP said the incident began around 1\u00a0p.m., when members of the Norfolk County Marine Unit attempted to stop a boater.<\/p>\n
According to the initial report by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), OPP officers spotted a personal watercraft that caught their attention and when they tried to get the operator to stop, he headed into the Turkey Point Marina and ran into some bushes.<\/p>\n
The SIU said officers set up a perimeter and then there was an interaction between the man and police, when one officer discharged an Anti-Riot Weapon ENField, and another officer discharged his firearm.<\/p>\n
“The 22-year-old man appears to have been struck by both firearms. He was pronounced deceased at the scene,” read the report.<\/p>\n
The identity of the man has not been released.<\/p>\n
The SIU, which probes incidents involving police where there has been serious injury, death, or allegations of sexual assault, has assigned four investigators and three forensic investigators to the case.<\/p>\n
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