Police watchdog investigating death of man involved in shootout with OPP

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Ontario's police watchdog says it's investigating the death of a man who was involved in an exchange of gunfire with police in cottage country.

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This article was published 14/04/2025 (348 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s investigating the death of a man who was involved in an exchange of gunfire with police in cottage country.

The Special Investigations Unit says police responded to a call in Minden Hills on Sunday about a man who had left his property with a firearm.

The SIU says Ontario Provincial Police arrived in the area of Highway 1 and Highway 17, where an officer and the man who had taken cover in the bushes exchanged gunfire.

Vehicles from the provincial Special Investigations Unit (SIU) are shown in Innisfil, Ontario on Friday Aug. 16, 2024. The Special Investigations Unit says officers were called to a residence Thursday afternoon about a family dispute.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Drost
Vehicles from the provincial Special Investigations Unit (SIU) are shown in Innisfil, Ontario on Friday Aug. 16, 2024. The Special Investigations Unit says officers were called to a residence Thursday afternoon about a family dispute.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Drost

It says the 60-year-old man was found dead and his injury was determined to be self-inflicted.

The OPP says they responded to a disturbance call at a residence on Gelert Road, and they discharged a firearm during the “interaction.”

They say they can’t provide any further information as the SIU has invoked its mandate.

The watchdog says multiple investigators are assigned to the case.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to come forward and contact the SIU.

The logo of the Ontario Special Investigations Unit is pictured in Toronto on Friday, April 12, 2024.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
The logo of the Ontario Special Investigations Unit is pictured in Toronto on Friday, April 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 14, 2025.

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