One person is dead and the province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating following a Tuesday afternoon police shooting in Turkey Point.

Members of the Norfolk County Marine Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police attempted to stop a boater who had entered a marina and fled on foot, said a media release. The encounter happened at about 2 p.m.

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The individual was subsequently found by the OPP Emergency Response Team and the Canine Unit. During the interaction, police discharged their firearm, Norfolk OPP said in a Tuesday evening statement.

The individual was pronounced deceased, Norfolk OPP said.

The SIU has invoked its mandate and the OPP will not be providing any further information about the incident, said West Region OPP Sgt. Ed Sanchuk.

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