News Release

News Release

SIU Appealing for Potential Shooting Victim in Mississauga to Come Forward

Case Number: 19-OFI-114   

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Mississauga, ON (12 June, 2019) ---
At approximately 3 p.m. on May 25, 2019, Peel Regional Police officers were dispatched to Marmac Road in Mississauga after determining that a vehicle that had been reported stolen was in that area. While police were investigating, a man entered the vehicle and began to operate it.  Shortly thereafter, an officer discharged his firearm multiple times resulting in the vehicle’s windshield being struck. The vehicle fled until it became involved in a collision on Pettigrew Crescent. The man exited the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.

The man may or may not have been injured as the result of the shooting. The SIU is urging the man to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529.

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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