A 17-year-old is dead after he was involved in an exchange of gunfire with four police officers who were responding to a break-and-enter in progress in Aurora on Wednesday night, the province’s police watchdog says.

In a update on Thursday morning, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said the incident happened outside a residence on Downey Circle, located near St. John’s Sideroad and Bayview Avenue, shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

According to the SIU, police received a call from an individual at around 7:45 p.m. reporting a break-in at a home in the area.

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