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

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

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