News Release

News Release

SIU Investigating Police Discharge of Firearm in Aylmer

Case Number: 23-PFP-492   

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SIU Finds Officer’s Discharge of Firearm at Man in Aylmer to be Reasonable

Mississauga, ON (29 November, 2023) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the discharge of a firearm by an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer in Aylmer.

Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • At approximately 3 a.m. on November 29, 2023, OPP officers located a taxi that had been reported stolen. It was observed on Highway 3, near Rogers Road, in Malahide.
  • The officers followed the vehicle. 
  • In Aylmer, the driver exited the vehicle and fled on foot. 
  • There was an interaction between police and the 18-year-old male. One officer deployed a conducted energy weapon, and another officer discharged her firearm. The man was not struck as a result of the firearm discharge.
  • The male was arrested.

Three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case. At this time, one subject official and three witness officials have been designated.

Even in cases of no serious injury or death, the Special Investigations Unit Act, 2019 dictates that the discharge of a firearm by an officer falls within the jurisdiction of the SIU.

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 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

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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES