Special Investigations Unit — News Release

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 46-year-old man last night in Sturgeon Falls.
Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • Shortly after 8 p.m. on August 26, 2018, a woman called 911 reporting that shots had been fired on her property on Leblanc Road.
  • West Nipissing Police Service officers and Ontario Provincial Police officers with the North Bay and Orillia detachments responded to the home.
  • Upon arrival, there was an interaction between police officers and a man.
  • The man fled into a wooded area, and was located, deceased, at 2:06 a.m. on August 27, 2018. He had suffered a gunshot wound.
At this time, five investigators and three forensic investigators have been
The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.