An Ontario Provincial Police officer has died after being seriously injured during an investigation in the Hearst area, authorities said Tuesday. Const. Tarun Bali, a member of the Dufferin Detachment with two and a half years of service, was killed in the line of duty while on deployment with the James Bay Detachment, the OPP confirmed. The incident occurred at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, when OPP members were conducting an investigation at Kendall Concession Road 7 and Concession Road 6 near Hearst, Ont. “A member of the OPP was seriously injured and has since been pronounced deceased,” OPP said in a news release. Police said one person is currently in custody. Investigation underwayThe OPP Criminal Investigation Branch is leading the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death, working alongside the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service. CTV News has learned that Bali’s body will be transferred to the Chief Coroner’s Office on Morton Shulman Way in Toronto for examination and is expected to arrive sometime Wednesday morning. A procession of emergency vehicles will be escorting the remains over the approximately 10-hour drive. “The OPP is supporting the member’s family as they navigate this profound loss,” the provincial police force said in its statement. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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