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SIU Investigates After OPP, Suspect Exchange Gunfire in Northern Ontario Search

Ontario’s police watchdog will review the use of force after the Temiskaming manhunt ended with a suspect in hospital.

Overview

  • Ontario Provincial Police lifted the TemagamiLatchford emergency alert at 3:35 p.m. Sunday after arresting one suspect.
  • Police say officers and a 34-year-old man exchanged gunfire, and the suspect was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • The Special Investigations Unit has opened an independent investigation into the encounter.
  • An OPP police dog was treated for a minor injury sustained during the near two-day search.
  • Highway 11 is fully closed between Highway 65 in New Liskeard and Thibault Hill in North Bay, with a significant police presence near Roosevelt Road, and police have not disclosed any charges.