News Release
Charges not Warranted in Relation to Windsor Police-Involved Shooting
Case Number: 18-OFI-275
Other News Releases Related to Case 18-OFI-275
In the evening of September 16, 2018, Windsor Police Service officers attended a residence on Bonita Street after a woman called 911 reporting that her husband had gone outside with a gun. As officers approached the residence, they saw the man seated on the wooden deck in front of the home with a bat in his possession and a gun beside him. When the man pointed the gun at one of the officers, two officers discharged their firearms and the man was struck. The officers provided first aid until paramedics arrived. The Interim Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against any of the officers in this case.
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