News Release
SIU Continues to Investigate Toronto Firearm Death
Case Number: 09-TFD-310
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At this time the SIU has designated 4 subject officers, and has interviewed two witness officers and three civilian witnesses. The deceased is a 34-year-old Montreal-area man.
The SIU was notified that on the evening of December 27, 2009 at approximately 7:30 p.m., officers were called to investigate a person with a firearm in a parking lot at 1901 Eglinton Avenue East in Scarborough. During this investigation officers discharged their firearms and the male was struck at least once. The male was transported to Sunnybrook Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The SIU is appealing for anyone who witnessed this incident to contact the Unit at (416)-622-1925 or 1-800-787-8529 extension 1925.
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