News Release
Hamilton Police Fatally Shoot Man; SIU Investigating
Case Number: 16-OFD-253
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No Criminal Charges Warranted after Man Fatally Shot in Hamilton
- Around 11:00 p.m. on September 30, 2016, Hamilton Police received a call about an assault that happened outside an establishment at the corner of King William Street and Catharine Street North. There were reports that the person who committed the assault was armed with a gun.
- Police attended the intersection to speak to those involved.
- Around the same time, an officer recognized a man who was allegedly involved in the assault. The man was walking in the middle of James Street near the GO Station.
- There was an interaction and the officer discharged his firearm.
- The 36-year-old man was struck. He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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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