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Police investigating after officer-involved shooting reported in Vaughan, Ont.

A York Regional Police officer and cruiser. File / Global News

One person has been taken to hospital after a police-involved shooting in Vaughan, Ont., officers say.

York Regional Police said the shooting occurred in the Hanlan Road and Pine Valley Drive area at around 8:30 a.m., on Wednesday.

The force said officers responded to an industrial plaza for a weapons call.

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“An interaction occurred between officers and a male suspect and the suspect was shot,” police said in a news release.

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Officers said he was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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The province’s police watchdog — the Special Investigation’s Unit — is asking anyone with video surveillance to call 1-800-787-8529.

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