THUNDER BAY -- An incident that saw Dryden Police officers fire at a man in a vehicle is under investigation by the province's Special Investigations Unit.
According to an SIU release issued on Friday night, at about 9:24 p.m. on Thursday Dryden Police responded to a call for a disturbance on Highway 17. Upon arrival, they spotted a man outside a residence. The man entered a nearby vehicle and allegedly drove it into a police vehicle on scene. At this point officers discharged their weapons at the man in the vehicle.
The accused was later taken into custody.
The SIU invoked its mandate to investigate the situation because police officers discharged their weapons at a person. Three investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to the case.
