News Release
SIU Investigating Discharge of Firearm by Police Officer on Highway 410 in Brampton
Case Number: 19-OFI-228
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- At approximately 2:30 a.m. on September 16, 2019, Peel Regional Police received a report of shots being fired on Highway 410 northbound, between Bovaird Drive East and Sandalwood Parkway East.
- Upon arrival at the scene, officers observed a man who had sustained a gunshot wound.
- They also encountered an Audi SUV stopped near a tow truck, and officers attempted to block it.
- As the Audi reversed, one officer discharged his firearm multiple times at the Audi as it fled the scene.
- The abandoned Audi was located in the area of Checkerberry Crescent and Geddes Lane.
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