News Release

News Release

SIU Investigating Police-involved Shooting at Plaza in Mississauga

Case Number: 17-OFD-193   

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Mississauga, ON (27 July, 2017) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is examining the circumstances surrounding a police-involved shooting that occurred overnight at a plaza in Mississauga.

Preliminary information suggests the following occurred:
  • Around 1:50 a.m., Peel Regional Police received a call about a robbery at a gas station in a plaza at Creditview Road and Britannia Road in Mississauga. 
  • The initial call indicated three young males involved in the robbery.
  • Before police officers arrived, two of the young males fled in a grey vehicle.
  • The third young male attempted to rob another establishment.  He also attempted – but was unable – to enter three vehicles with persons inside those vehicles.
  • When police officers arrived, they located the young male outside the bank in the plaza.
  • There was an interaction and one police officer discharged a firearm.  
  • The young male – who is 15-years-old – was rushed to hospital.  He is currently in serious but stable condition.     
    
Six investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to investigate this incident. 

The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.

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

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