Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a 59-year-old man in Niagara Falls.
In a press release issued Monday, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said at around 2 p.m. two Niagara Parks Police officers responded to a call under the Rainbow Bridge, near River Road and Hiram Street.
The SIU said the man discharged bear spray at the officers and had an “edged weapon.”
“There was an interaction, and an officer discharged his firearm at the man,” the release reads.
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According to the SIU, the man was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The officers both went to the hospital to be treated for injuries.
The SIU says three investigators and two forensic investigators have now been assigned to the case.
The agency said the post-mortem is scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
“One subject official and five witness officials have been designated at this time,” the release said.
-With files from Global News’ Hannah Jackson