ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Oct. 13, 2020 at 5:08 p.m., members of the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a seriously injured person resulting from the discharge of a hunting rifle at a residence on Poplar Avenue in Kirkland Lake.
Jennifer Landry, a 43-year-old from Kirkland Lake, was transported by Timiskaming EMS to a nearby hospital with a serious life-threatening gunshot injury where she was pronounced deceased.
The investigation is continuing with the assistance of the Kirkland Lake OPP Crime Unit and OPP North East Region Forensic Identification Services (FIS). A post-mortem is scheduled to take place on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020 in Sudbury.
There is no concern for public safety.
Provincial Constable Jennifer Landry is a member of the Temiskaming Shores Detachment of the OPP and had been posted to the Englehart office for just over two years. This officer was not on duty at the time of this incident.
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