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Lac-Simon police officer fatally shoots man

A major police operation is underway in the Algonquin community of Lac Simon in Abitibi-Tmiscamingue after a man was fatally shot by a member of the local police force Wednesday evening.

Algonquin community still reeling from the shooting death of a police officer in February

A photo posted on Facebook by a resident of Lac-Simon shows the body of the man who was fatally shot, wrapped in linens. (Facebook)

A police investigation in the Algonquin community of Lac-Simon in Abitibi-Tmiscaminguehas been handed over to the the Montreal police department after aman was fatally shot Wednesday eveningbya member of the local aboriginal police force.

On Thursday, a Montreal police spokesman told CBC investigators wereheading to the town, which is about 500 kilometres northwest of Montreal, totakeover the investigation.

At first, the Sret du Qubec had sent a dozen officers to lend a hand to the localforce.The SQ asked members of the press to stay away from the village while they investigate.

UnderQuebec law,any incident involvinga police officer in which a firearm is discharged must be investigated by a different police force.

Tensions between police and the community have been high since Feb. 13, when a white police officer working with the local force,ThierryLeroux, was shot and killed while responding to adomestic dispute call.

The member of the community who shot Leroux then committed suicide.

Corrections

  • An earlier version of this story said the man was shot by an aboriginal police officer. In fact, the man was shot by a member of the local aboriginal police force.
    Apr 07, 2016 8:01 AM ET