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News Release

SIU Investigating After Peel Officer Discharged Firearm at Man

Case Number: 23-OFP-240   

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SIU Completes Investigation into Peel Police Officer’s Discharge of Firearm at Man in Mississauga

Mississauga, ON (25 June, 2023) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after a Peel Regional Police officer discharged a firearm at a man last night in Mississauga.

Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • At approximately 8 p.m. on June 24, 2023, Peel Regional Police officers attended the area of Highway 401 and Highway 403 to assist a vehicle that had struck a guardrail.  
  • When officers approached the vehicle, the driver exited while holding a hammer.
  • There was an interaction, and one officer discharged his firearm at the man. 
  • The man was arrested and taken to hospital for treatment of injuries.

The man was not struck as a result of the police firearm discharge. However, section 16 of the Special Investigations Unit Act, 2019, provides that police firearm discharges fall within the Unit’s jurisdiction even where they do not result in injury.  

Three investigators and three forensic investigators have been assigned to the case. 

The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation, including video or photos, to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or online at: https://siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php

If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, 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