Man shot by officer after firing at police car in Ontario: SIU [Video]

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is probing a shooting near Thunder Bay in which a man was shot and wounded by a police officer on Boxing Day.

Investigators say at around 2 p.m., Thunder Bay police responded to reports of a man walking with a shotgun on Highway 11/17 and Pebblestone Road, about 30 kilometres west of Thunder Bay.

The SIU says the 58-year-old man fired his weapon and struck a police car.

As a result, he was shot by an officer and rushed to hospital with a serious injury.

No other injuries were reported and one subject official and one witness official have been designated to the case.

Anyone with information, photos or videos from the incident is asked to contact the lead investigator.

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