OPP officer and civilian dead after shooting on Manitoulin Island

An Ontario Provincial Police officer died Thursday after being shot in the line of duty on Manitoulin Island in an incident that left a second officer injured.

Const. Marc Hovingh had been a member of the service for 28 years, OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique said in a tweet.

"Our hearts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this tragic time," Carrique wrote.

Hovingh was shot and killed while conducting a wellness check on Thursday, a spokesman for the Ontario Provincial Police Association said.

Scott Mills said the officer worked out of the force's Little Current detachment.

Premier Doug Ford noted that a second officer was also shot in the incident.