An Ontario Provincial Police officer has been shot while on a call near Seaforth, just north of London, in Huron County.
Const. Vu Pham, a 37-year-old father of three, is in critical condition, OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino told a Monday news conference in London. He didn't offer details on the officer's injuries, but said Pham was "immediately incapacitated" whn shot.
Fantiona also said a suspect "in his 70s" has also been shot. Both shooting victims have been rushed to a hospital in London for emergency treatment.
Pham, a 15-year OPP veteran assigned to the Huron County detachment, became involved in a confrontation with the suspect after stopping his vehicle at arounf 10:18 a.m. Pham became "immediately incapacitated," Fantino said.
Other officers in the vicinity responded to the scene. They exchanged gunfire with the suspect. No other officers were injured.
Because a civilian was also injured in the shootout, the matter has been handed over to Ontario's Special Investigation Unit. The SIU is a government body that probes every incident in which a civilian is seriously injured while in the presence of police.
The shooting took place on the North Line and McKillop Township Road in the Ontario hamlet of Leadbury.
Authorities are looking to speak with witnesses to the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the SIU at 1-800-787-8529.
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