News Release
Firearm Death of Sault Ste. Marie Man Subject of SIU Investigation
Case Number: 16-OCD-135
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The circumstances surrounding the firearm death of a 40-year-old man in Sault Ste. Marie is now the subject of an SIU investigation.
Preliminary information suggests the following:
- Around noon on May 29th, Sault Ste. Marie Police received reports of a pickup truck being driven erratically.
- An officer located the vehicle in the area of Fourth Line and Goulais Avenue and made an attempt to stop it.
- The vehicle pulled into a driveway on Fourth Line.
- Moments later, the man suffered a fatal gunshot wound.
One subject officer has been designated as part of this investigation.
Two investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to this incident.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or 416-641-1872.
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