FERGUS, ONTARIO, CANADA - A 31-year-old man is dead and a provincial police officer is in hospital after an incident in Fergus, Ont., on Sunday. The Special Investigations Unit has been called in and launched a probe into the incident. It says officers tried to negotiate with the man, and at about 1:30 p.m. the man and officers had “an interaction.”The SIU says police shot at the man, and he died at the scene. It says a police officer is in hospital with serious injuries. The SIU is automatically called to investigate incidents involving police where there is serious injury, death or allegations of sexual assault.

Source: thestar August 15, 2021 22:41 UTC