Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a man in Port Dover, Ont., tied to the execution of a search warrant at a residence on Wednesday afternoon.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) have released few initial details but did say the incident involves Toronto police and a firearms search at a property near highways 6 and 24 in Norfolk County.
The incident happened around noon on Nov. 3 and resulted in an officer firing shots.
A 70-year-old man was hit during the gunfire and rushed to hospital.
SIU investigators say that man is now deceased. A post-mortem was conducted on Thursday morning.
Prior to the SIU taking over the probe, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they responded to an incident at an address on Port Ryerse Road in Norfolk.
As a result, officers closed Port Ryerse Road between Hwy. 6 and St. Johns Road.