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Shooting at northern Ontario bank injures employee, suspect dead: police

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Police say the suspect in a shooting that injured one employee at a northern Ontario bank branch is dead. An Ontario Provincial Police patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

WAWA, Ont. — Police say the suspect in a shooting that injured one employee at a northern Ontario credit union branch is dead.

Northern Credit Union says one of its employees was seriously injured in a shooting at its branch in Wawa, north of Sault Ste. Marie.

In a statement, president and CEO Richard Adam says he was "deeply shocked and saddened".

Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded on Thursday morning to a shooting at a local business in Wawa.

OPP say one person was sent to hospital with serious injuries.

Police say a second person, who they suspect was the shooter, was found dead.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 13, 2024.

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