Police Activity in Port Elgin and Kincardine Ends with Fatal Shooting, SIU Invoked

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after OPP discharged a firearm during an arrest attempt on the Bruce-Saugeen Townline in Kincardine, leaving one person dead.

A photo of wreckage in the intersection of Goderich Street and Gustavus Street in Port Elgin, February 21, 2026.

What began Saturday afternoon as reports of a serious motor vehicle collision in Port Elgin and a heavy police presence south of town has since been linked to a fatal police-involved shooting now under investigation by Ontario’s Special Invest…