News Release
SIU Determines CEW Discharges were Reasonably Necessary to Arrest Man in Toronto who had Assaulted and Made Threats to Others
Case Number: 18-TCI-230
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SIU Appealing for Witnesses to Serious Injuries Suffered by Man in Toronto
In the evening of August 1, 2018, Toronto Police Service officers responded to a restaurant for a report of a man who had assaulted an individual, made threats to other individuals and possibly possessed a knife. When the man would not cooperate with officers, two officers discharged their conducted energy weapons. The second discharge caused the man to fall down a flight of stairs. The Interim Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against a Toronto Police Service officer in relation to the serious injuries sustained by the man.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.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