By Rosalind Russell – The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 63-year-old man Saturday night in the Sudbury area.
As Ontario Provincial Police officers were at the scene at the time of the man’s death, the SIU was notified and invoked its mandate.
Preliminary information suggests that shortly after noon on October 17, officers were dispatched to a residence in the Sudbury area and attempted to locate a man in distress.
The man had fled the home in a vehicle and was located near Highways 69 and 637.
Officers stopped the vehicle.
The man was found inside with a self-inflicted gunshot would and pronounced deceased at the scene.
The SIU investigation continues.
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