WAPEKEKA FIRST NATION — The province's Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate after an OPP officer shot and killed an individual armed with a knife in Wapekeka First Nation,
According to the SIU, on Thursday, at about 12 p.m., police interacted with the individual inside a room at a youth centre, set up as a makeshift courtroom, and the male officer discharged their firearm.
The armed individual was pronounced dead at the scene.
The OPP informed the SIU and as a result, cannot provide any further information.
Police have not identified the deceased individual or the officer involved.
The police watchdog is brought in to investigate anytime there is a serious injury or a fatality involving police.
