The province's Special Investigations Unit has been called in to take over an investigation that involved a North Bay Police officer and a suspect.
"As a result of an interaction with police on January 30, 2022, an individual is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after an officer discharged their firearm," David Woolley, corporate communications officer with the North Bay Police Service stated in an email late Sunday morning.
"The person who was struck was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries," Woolley continued.
See related: Police block of Chippewa and Fraser Street due to ongoing police investigation
Early Sunday morning the North Bay Police asked the public to stay away from the area of Chippewa Street and Fraser Street due to an ongoing investigation. The police are still asking the public to avoid the area for the rest of the day.
The Special Investigations Unit is an independent agency that investigates incidents involving police that have resulted in death, serious injury, alleged sexual assault, or a firearm being discharged at a person.
