It is with great sadness that the OPP announces the death of an officer who was killed in the line of duty in Hearst, Ontario.
On Tuesday, June 9th, at approximately 12:30 p.m., members of the James Bay OPP were conducting an investigation. A member of the OPP was seriously injured and has since been pronounced deceased. One individual is currently in custody.
The officer has been identified as Provincial Constable Tarun Bali, a member of the Dufferin Detachment, with two and a half years of service. At the time of his death, Provincial Constable Bali was on deployment with the James Bay Detachment.
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is ongoing under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
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