The Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal police shooting of a 43-year old man in Temiskaming Shores, a community in Northeastern Ontario, on Thursday night.

It is reported that the Ontario Provincial Police officers responded to a call around 9 p.m. about an unwanted party at a residence in the area of Lakeshore Road North and Wedgewood Avenue.

After the officers entered the residence, they located the 43-year-old man. There was an interaction between the man and the officers during which two officers discharged their firearms and the man was struck multiple times, said the statement by SIU.

The man was transported to hospital where he died of his injuries.

SIU has assigned three investigators and two forensic investigators to the case, and two subject offices and four witness have been identified, the statement said.

The post-mortem of the 43-year-old will be conducted on April 11.

SIU is urging anyone who may have information about the investigation to contact the investigators at 1-800-787-8529.

The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.

Correction – April 14, 2020: This article was edited from a previous version that mistakenly said Temiskaming Shores is located in Cobalt, Ont. In fact, both are communities located in Northeastern Ontario.

Abhya Adlakha is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @AbhyaAdlakha

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