Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting in Hamilton.
Police were called to an apartment building near King Street East and Wellington Street North around 1 a.m. Saturday for reports of a person with a knife.
When authorities arrived, a 30-year-old woman was shot multiple times during an interaction with a police officer.
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She was transported to hospital where she later died, officials said.
The SIU is currently speaking to witnesses and police officers who were involved.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the SIU at 1-800-787-8529.
The SIU is a police watchdog agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegation of sexual assault.
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