News Release

News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Man Shot by Police; Man Wounded and Toronto Officer Deceased

Case Number: 26-TFI-276   

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Mississauga, ON (9 October, 2026) ---
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, found no reasonable grounds to believe a Toronto Police Service officer committed a criminal offence in connection with a 19-year-old man seriously injured in an exchange of gunfire with police in North York. The man shot and killed a Toronto Police Service officer.

On the morning of June 11, 2026, Emergency Task Force officers conducted a dynamic entry into an apartment in the area of Black Creek Drive and Trethewey Drive to execute a warrant as part of a firearms investigation. The man shot his pistol at officers, striking one officer, and they returned fire. The man was hospitalized with serious injuries and the officer died in hospital.

Director Martino found the man’s use of a gun against the officers left them with no alternative but to try to defend themselves with a resort to lethal force of their own.  “There can be no doubt that the officers believed their lives to be in danger and that they acted to protect themselves from grievous bodily harm and death.”  

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): 

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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES