Man seriously injured after being shot by OPP near Kingston
Police had been called to 'disturbance' near Camden East, Ont.
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot by police Friday northwest of Kingston, Ont., and taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Just after 5 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police responded to a "disturbance" at a residence on County Road 4 near the village of Camden East in Stone Mills Township, the OPP said in a statement on Saturday.
According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), officers tried to talk with a 41-year-old man inside.
At some point, the man left the residence while carrying an "edged weapon," the SIU said Saturday afternoon.
During the ensuing interaction, two of the officers used their Anti-Riot Weapon ENfields (weapons that can launch a variety of projectiles including plastic bullets, tear gas and less-lethal batons), according to the SIU.
Another officer discharged their firearm and the man was hit, the SIU said.
The SIU invokes its mandate to investigate police conduct that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault or the discharge of a firearm at a person. It can recommend criminal charges.
The independent watchdog agency did not answer further questions posed by CBC.
It's asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact its lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529.