News Release

In the late evening of September 2, 2022, Ottawa Police Service officers were dispatched to a residential complex after an individual called 911 to report that a woman had been assaulted. Upon reviewing security camera footage from the complex, an officer was able to identify the perpetrator, a 44-year-old man. The officer located the man near a business, and upon telling the man he was under arrest, the man fled on foot. The officer caught up with the man and brought him down to ground. In the course of a struggle, the officer discharged his conducted energy weapon multiple times and delivered several knee strikes. With the help of other officers, the man was eventually handcuffed behind his back. The man was transported to hospital from the scene when he complained of difficulty breathing. He was diagnosed with a right-sided lateral rib fracture. SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that the man’s injury was attributable to unlawful conduct by the arresting officers. As such, there was no basis for proceeding with criminal charges in this case and the file has been closed.   

        

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.