Ontario’s police watchdog says it is investigating after an officer shot and injured 50-year-old man in Collingwood.
The Special Investigations Unit says the shooting happened Wednesday afternoon near a residence on Rhonda Road.
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The SIU says the man was taken to hospital, where he remained as of Wednesday night.
Ontario Provincial Police say its officers were called to Rhonda Road for reports of a disturbance before the shooting.
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The SIU investigates when someone is shot at, seriously injured, sexually assaulted or killed by police.
Collingwood is 150 kilometres north of Toronto, on the shore of Georgian Bay.
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