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Affected Person (aka “Complainant”):

Civilian Witnesses (CW)

Subject Officials (SO)

Witness Officials (WO)

Summary of Events from Information Derived from Police Computer-aided Dispatch (CAD), In-car Camera System (ICCS) Recordings and Body-worn Camera (BWC) Footage

• May 26, 2022, 12:56 p.m. – a resident of Maberley Crescent called 911 to report she had seen a man carrying a rifle and walking towards the William G. Davis Junior Public School.
• 1:03 p.m. – SO #1 and other officers were patrolling East Avenue, searching for the man with the rifle.
• 1:06 p.m. – WO #7 pulled to a stop along the east curb of East Avenue, across from what would become the scene, and spoke to a motorist who had reported seeing the man with the gun. The motorist stated he last saw the Complainant, “Right here.” The motorist reported the Complainant had been pacing back and forth. While WO #7 spoke to the motorist, SO #1 parked in the driveway of the William G. Davis Junior Public School, and exited his vehicle with a C8 rifle. SO #1 spoke to a school staff member at the front doors of the school.
• 1:14 p.m. – WO #11 pulled away and drove up and down East Avenue looking for the Complainant.
• 1:15 p.m. – WO #5 arrived at a residence on Maberley Crescent to obtain a detailed description of the subject from the original 911 caller. WO #5 then crossed the street to speak to a homeowner about his exterior camera system.
• 1:19 p.m. – WO #7 again parked along the east curb of East Avenue, across from what would become the scene. The Complainant was not visible at that point.
• 1:22 p.m. – WO #7 started to pull forward and then radioed, “We have a man there with a rifle.” The Complainant was visible in WO #7’s ICCS recording at that point. WO #7 excitedly reported, “There he is, there he is. We have him here, just getting out of the bushes. Baronial and East Avenue.” WO #5 and SO #1 returned to their vehicles and sped towards WO #7’s location. SO #2 and WO #6, who were at the intersection at Maberley Crescent, re-entered their vehicle and sped northbound on East Avenue. WO #7 pulled to his left towards the west curb of East Avenue, but he then turned to his right and drove onto Baronial Court. A taxi van operated by CW #11 was arriving at the intersection westbound on Baronial Court at that time.
• 1:23 p.m. – After turning around on Baronial Court, WO #7 arrived back at the intersection at East Avenue. CW #11’s taxi van was still at the intersection. A southbound TPS sedan was stopped on East Avenue. The Complainant could be seen on WO #7’s ICCS recording as he stepped out of the bushes on the west side of East Avenue. The Complainant was carrying the air rifle in the low-ready position (pointed towards the ground). The police officer operating the sedan sped away northbound on East Avenue. SO #1 drove northbound past the Complainant and, as he passed the Complainant, SO #1 said, “Put it down, put it down.” WO #7 called out, “Right here guys, right here. Stop here. In the bush to your left. East side, west side.” SO #1 then pulled up to the west curb of the roadway, north of the Complainant.
• 1:23:17 p.m. – SO #2 came to a stop northbound on East Avenue. WO #6 exited the vehicle and moved to the rear passenger side of the vehicle, using the vehicle as cover. SO #2 exited the driver’s door of the vehicle and had his pistol in his left hand. He threw his portable radio onto the ground and then placed both hands onto his pistol. The Complainant continued to hold the air rifle in the low-ready position. WO #7 ran from his vehicle to the passenger side of SO #2’s vehicle.
• 1:23:26 p.m. –SO #2 ran around the front of his vehicle as the Complainant stepped southbound and started to shoulder his air rifle. It appeared the Complainant stepped southbound to improve his aim as he pointed his air rifle at WO #6. SO #1 ran around the front of his vehicle to the passenger side.
• 1:23:28 p.m. - A police officer yelled, “Drop it!”
• 1:23:30 p.m. – SO #2, leaning across the hood of his vehicle, fired one shot from his pistol. SO #1, to the north, braced his rifle using his left elbow on the hood of his vehicle. The Complainant doubled-over somewhat but then appeared to start shouldering his rifle again. SO #2 fired a second shot from his pistol and SO #1 fired three shots from the C8 rifle he carried. The Complainant immediately dropped his rifle and fell backward. SO #1 then started to approach the Complainant along the west sidewalk, with his C8 rifle shouldered and yelling, “Show me your hands!”
• 1:23:33 p.m. – WO #5 reported over the radio, “He’s down, he’s down.” Numerous police officers ran to the Complainant.
• Medical attention was provided to the Complainant by several police officers, including SO #2, who provided rescue breaths while other officers performed CPR.
• 1:25:33 p.m. – SO #1 turned towards WO #8 and, while lifting his C8 rifle, said, “Thank God for this.” WO #8 responded, “Yep.”
• 1:25:46 p.m. – SO #1 was bent over at the waist. WO #8 put his hand on SO #1’s shoulder and asked if he was okay. SO #1 asked to be relieved, and WO #8 asked for an officer to stand over the air rifle. WO #8 escorted SO #1 away from the immediate scene and handed him over to WO #9. WO #9 took over escorting SO #1 away from the scene and took him to SO #1’s vehicle.
• 1:25:58 p.m. – The Complainant gasped for air. His efforts to breathe appeared to be agonal breathing. He continued to gasp several times while WO #3 urged him to breathe.
• 1:26:37 p.m. – While WO #9 was walking SO #1 to SO #1’s vehicle, SO #1 stated, “I got him from here,” and pointed to his vehicle. SO #1 again lifted his C8 rifle and again stated, this time to WO #9, “Thank God for this.” WO #9 interrupted SO #1 and cautioned him that their BWCs were operating.
• 1:27:17 p.m. – WO #9, on his cellular telephone with a staff sergeant, asked SO #1 how many times he fired his weapon. SO #1 responded, “Maybe four, maybe…,” and WO #9 told the staff sergeant, “Four-ish.”
• 1:27:30 p.m. – After the Complainant made several gasps for breath, WO #8 reported over the radio that the Complainant was still breathing.
• 1:27:50 p.m. – WO #8 told WO #1, “Someone stick with that gun, do not move from it.” WO #1 kneeled next to the rifle.
• 1:28:29 p.m.– SO #1 covered his BWC with his left hand while he typed on his cellular telephone using his right hand. He would do this several more times prior to leaving the scene.
• 1:29:06 p.m. – WO #1 picked up the air rifle and worked the action. He then placed the rifle on the ground again.
• 1:30:33 p.m. – WO #1 picked up the air rifle again.
• 1:33:56 hrs – WO #9, still on his cellular telephone, asked SO #1 if he had heard any other shots. SO #1 responded, “I heard one, so I don’t know if it was his or theirs (the other police officers).” He then stated, “I heard the first shot, there was one shot before me, and then I think I was the rest,” and said, “But he was pointing it.”
• 1:35:44 p.m. – SO #2 approached WO #9 and said, “I’m involved, I shot.” WO #9 cautioned SO #2 to stop talking to people.
• 1:39:50 p.m. – The Complainant was loaded into an ambulance.
• 1:43:16 p.m. – WO #8, standing at the scene, asked WO #1 what type of firearm the Complainant had been carrying. WO #1 responded it was a .22 calibre BB gun. WO #1 picked up the air rifle again and inspected it. He then placed it back on the ground.
• 1:49:22 p.m. – The on-scene paramedic superintendent advised WO #8 they had consulted doctors and the life-saving measures were being terminated.
• 1:52:44 p.m. – WO #1 picked up the air rifle and examined it again. He then returned the rifle to the ground.
• 1:54:34 p.m. – WO #2, sitting in his vehicle with WO #6, expressed frustration regarding the ETF requesting a telephone call rather than immediately responding to the situation. WO #6 responded, “Look what happened in Texas.”
• 1:41:02 p.m. – WO #9 removed the C8 rifle from SO #1’s vehicle. A TPS forensic officer indicated to WO #9 that they needed permission from the SIU to remove the rifle. WO #9 responded he had been told to collect the rifle.

Materials Obtained from Police Service

• ICCS recordings;
• BWC recordings;
• A copy of the radio and telephone communications recordings;
• CAD record;
• A copy of the TPS scene photographs;
• General Occurrence report;
• Civilian Witness List;
• Involved Officers List;
• Notebook entries of designated WOs;
• Use of force training certificate for SO #1; and
• Use of force training certificate for SO #2.

Materials Obtained from Other Sources

• Home security camera recordings from a local resident;
• Five photographs and three video recordings from CW #4;
• A copy of a doorbell video camera recording from a second resident;
• Doorbell video camera recording from a third residence (a copy of which was also downloaded from a television news source); and
• A screen shot (recorded by a SIU investigator) of a security video camera recording from a fourth resident.