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Watchdog investigating fatal police shooting in Sudbury, Ont.
The Ontario Special Investigations Unit probes the fatal shooting of an axe-armed break-and-enter suspect by Greater Sudbury police early Friday morning.
- On Friday, Greater Sudbury Police Service officers shot and killed a break-and-enter suspect during an interaction on Clinton Street.
- Responding to a break-and-enter report, police were dispatched around 5:24 a.m. to Clinton Avenue and Queen Street, Sudbury, to investigate the incident.
- The suspect, armed with an axe, made contact with a police cruiser before one officer discharged a firearm during the interaction, SIU said.
- The Ontario Special Investigations Unit invoked its mandate and confirmed it is investigating the shooting while the Greater Sudbury Police Service remains on the scene.
- The SIU assigned four investigators and three forensic investigators, urging anyone with video or photos to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529, with more details to follow.
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