An Indian-origin police officer, Tarun Bali, was killed in the line of duty during an investigation near Hearst in northern Ontario on Tuesday, authorities said. An 18-year-old has been taken into custody as investigators probe the circumstances surrounding his death.

Tarun Bali was seriously injured while conducting an investigation and later pronounced dead, the OPP said.

Provincial police say officers were conducting an investigation near the town of Hearst around 12:30 p.m.