An Ontario Provincial Police officer has died after being shot in the line of duty on Manitoulin Island.
OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique says Const. Marc Hovingh had been a member of the service for 28 years.
The police union says Hovingh was shot and killed while conducting a wellness check.
It says he worked out of the Little Current detachment.
Premier Doug Ford has issued a statement offering his condolences.
Ford says another officer was also injured in the incident.
(The Canadian Press)<

(photo submitted by OPP)

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