Man shot and killed by police in confrontation that injured officers

A 33-year-old man was shot and killed by police during a confrontation with Windsor police Wednesday morning that left two officers injured.

Police were called to the area of University and Ouelletteavenues around 8:05 a.m. for a complaint involving a man, andfound a suspect who matched the description of the person they were searching for.

"During the interaction police fired their issued pistol," said deputy chief Vince Power."The involved adult male was transported to hospital he later succumbed to his injuries."

The officerswere taken to hospital after the incident, but are expected to survive, according to Power. He would not say how the officers were injured, only that the injuries were minor.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) was called in to investigatethe fatal shooting. Because the SIUis now involved, provincial legislation prevents Windsor police from giving more detail on what exactly happened.

According to an SIUstatement,there was an interaction between the man and officers, and the man was shot at by police and struck. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:29 a.m.

A post-mortem is scheduled for Thursday in London.

There was alarge group of Windsor policeofficersat the McDonald's near the corner of GoyeauandWyandottestreets Wednesday morning.

A butcher block with knives scattered around it wason the ground near the entrance to the drive-thru.

The entire block was wrapped in yellow police tape and officers were walking and taking photos along DufferinPlace.

Bill Holland lives in an apartment that backs onto the side street.He was on his balcony and said he heard a crackling noise that he thought was a garbage truck.

"Pop, pop, pop," he said.

Holland said he leaned over his balcony and saw police attending to a man on the ground.

"They rolled him over and I seen blood," he said. "I thought maybe he got hit by a car, but to me it looked like he was shot."

John Hilt said he was crossing OuelletteAvenue when he heard five gunshots.

"I heard three shotsplain as day, a break for about two seconds, then two more," he said.

When he came around the corner he saw police and paramedics performing CPR on a "young man" who was lying on the ground.

"It was quite shocking, I've got to admit. I took a second look at myself and thought: 'Really? Is that what I'm seeing? A man down on the ground possibly shot with a gun?'"

There are no public safety concerns at this time, according to police.

The SIU has assigned six investigators and four forensic investigators to the shooting.

GoyeauStreet and Dufferin Place is closed from WyandotteStreet to Tuscarora Street. Eastbound lanes of Wyandotteare closed from Ouellette Avenue to Goyeau.

Tunnel traffic is still able to get through.