News Release
SIU Investigates Shooting in Newmarket
Case Number: 14-OFI-163
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Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding the shooting injuries of a 48-year-old man early this morning in Newmarket.
Preliminary information indicates the following:
- At approximately 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, York Regional Police (YRP) officers responded to a call in the area of Davis Drive and Lorne Avenue in Newmarket.
- There was an interaction between YRP officers and the man, who was reportedly in possession of a firearm.
- During the interaction YRP officers discharged their firearms and the man was struck.
- He was transported to Sunnybrook Hospital for treatment.
The SIU has assigned five investigators and three forensic investigators to probe the circumstances of this incident.
Anyone who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact the lead investigator at 416-622-1806 or 1-800-787-8529 extension 1806.
If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, please call the Affected Persons Program General Referral Line at 1-877-641-1897 or click here for more information: siu.on.ca/en/apc.php
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as 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