News Release
SIU Investigates Firearm Injury in Toronto
Case Number: 11-TFI-032
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Mississauga (22 February, 2011) --- Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding the gunshot injuries sustained by a 29-year-old man in Toronto on the evening of February 21.
Toronto Police Service (TPS) contacted the SIU at 9:05 p.m. yesterday and reported the following;
- TPS officers responded to a call on Weston Road;
- Upon arrival officers located a man involved in the call at the rear of the apartment building,
- Officers interacted with this male, and he was shot at least once;
- The man fled on foot northbound on Weston Road followed by police;
- The man eventually ran into traffic and was struck by a car. He was transported to Sunnybrook Hospital and admitted for treatment; and
- Four officers have been designated as witness officers and one officer has been designated as a subject officer.
Five investigators and two forensic investigators are presently investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident. Anyone who may have information regarding this case is asked to contact the Unit at 416-622-0748 or 1-800-787-8529.
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