Northern Ont. police shoot man carrying a shotgun on Hwy. 11/17
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The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after a police office near Thunder Bay, Ont., shot and wounded a man who fired on a police cruiser with a shotgun.
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after a police office near Thunder Bay, Ont., shot and wounded a man who fired on a police cruiser with a shotgun.
The 58-year-old man was spotted at 2:18 p.m. Thursday walking along Highway 11/17 about 30 kilometres west of Thunder Bay on Pebblestone Road.
Callers to 911 reported he was carrying a shotgun, the SIU said in a news release.
"Officers responded and located the man," the SIU said.
"The man discharged his firearm and struck a police cruiser. The officer was not struck by gunfire. An officer shot the man."
Paramedics arrived and took the man to hospital, where he is being treated for a serious injury.
"No police officers were injured," the release said.
