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SIU investigating after police fatally shoot man, 59, in Port Perry

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SIU investigating after 59-year-old male shot and killed in altercation with Durham Regional Police
WATCH ABOVE: The shooting happened at a home on Waterbury Crescent in Port Perry around 9:30 Saturday night. Peter Kim reports – Jan 17, 2016

PORT PERRY, Ont. – Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal shooting in Port Perry.

The Special Investigations Unit says Durham Regional police officers were called to a house (on Waterbury Crescent) around 9:30 Saturday evening where they encountered a 59-year-old man.

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The SIU says there was an interaction and the man was shot. He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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No other details have been released.

A nine-member SIU team has been assigned to the case.

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.

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