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OSHAWA, Ont. -- Police opened fire on a man in a stolen hearse after he allegedly broke into a funeral home early Boxing Day.

Durham Regional Police say officers were investigating the man after spotting him in the area of King St. E. and Charles St. around 1:20 a.m.

"The man entered a business in this area and police set up outside the building," police said Wednesday.