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SIU investigating after OPP officer shoots man dead near Bob

Postby Thomas » Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:22 pm

SIU investigating after OPP officer shoots man dead near Bobcaygeon

The province’s police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating after an OPP officer fired his gun killing a man on Thursday morning.

Kawartha Lakes OPP were called to a residence north of Bobcaygeon, Ont., at about 10 a.m. for a theft investigation.

According to the OPP and SIU, an officer discharged his weapon and fatally injured a man. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following the incident, the SIU invoked its mandate. The investigation is ongoing.

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Ontario's police watchdog investigating man's death after OP

Postby Thomas » Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:23 pm

Ontario's police watchdog investigating man's death after OPP officer fired gun near Bobcaygeon

Ontario's police watchdog is now investigating the death of a man north of Bobcaygeon Thursday morning.

According to a Special Investigations Unit (SIU) news release, the man died after an Ontario Provincial Police officer "discharged his firearm."

The SIU said just after 10 a.m. an officer with the City of Kawartha Lakes detachment went to a rural residence near Highway 49 and Highway 37 — more than 160 kilometres northeast of Toronto in the Kawartha Lakes region — for an ongoing investigation.

The SIU said there was an "interaction" between the officer and the man — who had a gun.

"The officer discharged his firearm before retreating," the SIU said. "Additional officers arrived on scene and located the man," who was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, the release said.

The SIU has assigned three investigators and two forensic investigators to the case, and has designated one subject officer and three witness officers.

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Armed man killed during OPP theft investigation near Bobcayg

Postby Thomas » Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:23 pm

BARRIE, ONT. - Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating the death of a man after a provincial police officer discharged his firearm near a residence north of Bobcaygeon.
The SIU said Kawartha Lakes OPP went to a rural residence near Highway 49 and Highway 37 for an ongoing investigation Thursday morning.

"The man had a firearm. There was an interaction, and the officer discharged his firearm before retreating," the agency's report stated.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released.

Police aren't able to comment on the incident because the SIU invoked its mandate.

It has assigned three investigators and two forensic investigators to the case.

The SIU investigates any circumstance involving police that results in injury or death.

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SIU investigating after man shot and killed during police in

Postby Thomas » Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:25 pm

SIU investigating after man shot and killed during police interaction in Bobcaygeon

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a shooting during a police interaction in Bobcaygeon Thursday morning that left one man dead.

The Special Investigations Unit said an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police Kawartha Lakes detachment went to a home near Highway 49 and Highway 47 just after 10 a.m. for a theft investigation.

When the officer arrived, they encountered a man with a firearm, the SIU said.

“There was an interaction, and the officer discharged his firearm before retreating,” the SIU said in a news release.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The SIU has assigned three investigators and two forensic investigators to the case and designated one subject officer and three witness officers.

The agency is asking anyone with information to contact the lead investigator.

The SIU is called to investigate whenever police are involved in a death, serious injury, sexual assault allegations or the discharge of a firearm at a person.

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1 dead after City of Kawartha Lakes OPP shooting near Bobcay

Postby Thomas » Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:26 pm

1 dead after City of Kawartha Lakes OPP shooting near Bobcaygeon: SIU

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal police shooting of a man in the City of Kawartha Lakes on Thursday morning.

In its preliminary investigation, the Special Investigations Unit says around 10:05 a.m. a City of Kawartha Lakes OPP officer attended a rural residence on Devitts Road for an ongoing investigation. The area is near Highways 49 and 37, just north of the village of Bobcaygeon.

The SIU say the officer engaged with a man who had a firearm.

“There was an interaction and the officer discharged his firearm before retreating,” the SIU said.

Additional officers arrived on scene and located the man. Paramedics pronounced him deceased at the scene, the SIU said.

The identity of the man has not been released.

In a tweet issued around 12:30 p.m., the Central Region OPP said officers had attended a residence for a theft investigation. Members of the emergency response team were among those who attended the scene.

“During an interaction a firearm was discharged,” OPP said at the time. “One person was seriously injured.”

OPP said there was no concern for public safety.

However, around 3:10 p.m., the SIU reported the man had died.

The SIU has assigned three investigators and two forensic investigators to the case. One subject official and three witness officials have been designated at this time, the SIU said.

The SIU investigates any police interactions with civilians that result in serious injury or death, the discharge of a firearm or a reported sexual assault.

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UPDATE: SIU investigating death of man after officer 'discha

Postby Thomas » Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:28 pm

UPDATE: SIU investigating death of man after officer 'discharged his firearm' near Bobcaygeon

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has been called in to investigate a shooting incident north of Bobcaygeon on Devitts Road that occurred on Thursday morning (Nov. 25).

"The SIU is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man after a (Kawartha Lakes OPP) officer discharged his firearm near a residence north of Bobcaygeon at about 10 a.m. this morning," reads a Tweet sent out by the SIU.

It goes on to read that a news release will follow.

Around 8 p.m. on Thursday, the SIU released further details, stating that an OPP officer with the City of Kawartha Lakes detachment went to a rural residence near Highway 49 and Highway 37 for an ongoing investigation around 10:05 a.m.

The SIU says a man had a firearm and there was an altercation with the officer who discharged his firearm before retreating.

Additional officers arrived on the scene and located the man and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, the SIU states.

A neighbour on Devitts Road, who wished to remain anonymous, said he heard a gunshot on Thursday morning.

Kawartha Lakes OPP shut down Devitts Road for the investigation. Devitts Road was closed between Lyles Line and Burys Green Road.

A heavy police presence was in the area including three tactical vehicles and numerous OPP vehicles.

The Emergency Response Team was also on scene.

Check back with Kawartha Lakes This Week for updates as they become available.

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