Ontario's Special Investigation Unit has been called in to investigate the death of an unidentified man was shot dead in Kapuskasing on Saturday evening.
Few details have been released about victim, but the OPP are claiming he appeared to be armed at the time of the shooting. While the press release does not say specifically that the man was shot by a police officer, it is the Special Investigation Unit's job is to independently investigate deaths caused by the police or while in their custody.
According to the Special Investigation Unit, an OPP officer was investigating a vehicle on Ballentyne Road off of Highway 11. The occupant of the vehicle had what appeared to be a long-barreled weapon. Police then secured the area, and by 8:30 a.m. the man was found with a gunshot wound.
The Special Investigation Unit will be dispatching four investigators and two forensic investigators to Kapuskasing.
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