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Special Investigations Unit looking into fatal shooting in Sault Ste. Marie

The Special Investigations Unit is looking into a case from Sault Ste. Marie, after a 40-year-old man died from a gunshot wound. According to the SIU, Sault Ste. Marie Police received a report of a pickup truck being driven erratically on Sunday.
(CBC)

The Special Investigations Unit is looking into a case from Sault Ste. Marie, after a 40-year-old man died from a gunshot wound.

According to the SIU, Sault Ste Marie Police received a report of a pickup truck being driven erratically on Sunday.

A police officer attempted to stop the vehicle, and the truck pulled into a driveway on Fourth Line.

The SIU said moments later the man inside the truck was fatally shot, but investigators did not specify who shot the man.

The Special Investigations Unit investigates incidents involving police throughout Ontario, where there has been a death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.

with files from Martha Dillman