News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Toronto Police-Involved Shooting

Case Number: 25-TFI-530   

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SIU Investigating Police-Involved Shooting in North York

Mississauga, ON (21 April, 2026) ---
On December 22, 2025, Toronto Police Service officers were called to a home after a resident called 911 to report that a 24-year-old man was armed with a knife and attacking persons inside the home. While officers were looking for possible access points to the house, one officer stayed at the front door. This officer had his right hand on the doorknob, still trying to open the door, when the door suddenly opened and he was confronted by the man was holding a red-handled knife.  The officer immediately stepped back off the front door stoop, drew his firearm and fired two shots in quick succession. The man was struck. Officers quickly moved in and handcuffed the man behind the back. He was transported to hospital and treated for his injuries. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that an officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the shooting.

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.

If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must

  • consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
  • depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
  • publicly report the results of its investigations

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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES