News Release
SIU Concludes Investigation into Shooting Death of Man in Scarborough
Case Number: 22-TFD-136
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SIU Investigating Police-Involved Shooting Death of Man in Scarborough
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has found no reasonable grounds to believe that that two Toronto Police Service (TPS) officers committed a criminal offence in connection with the shooting death of a 27-year-old man in Scarborough in May.
On the afternoon of May 26, 2022, officers were called to the area of East Avenue for the presence of a male with a firearm near William G. Davis Jr. Public School. Officers ordered the man to drop his weapon. He raised the weapon and pointed it at the officers. Both officers fired at the man. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Later it was determined that man had an air rifle.
Director Martino found no reasonable grounds to believe that either officer comported themselves unlawfully when they confronted and shot the man. As such, there was no basis for proceeding with criminal charges in this case. The file has been closed.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):
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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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES