News Release
SIU Investigating Serious Injury of Man During Arrest at Durham Regional Police Station in Pickering
Case Number: 24-OCI-324
Witness Assistance
- At about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, the man entered the west division police station in Pickering while armed with an air pistol and discharged projectiles.
- Two officers attempted to arrest the man, during which two officers discharged their conducted energy weapons. They were not successful in subduing the man.
- Continued efforts were made to bring the man into custody. The man barricaded himself in the public restroom in the detachment.
- The man shot the air pistol multiple times.
- The man was eventually arrested and taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with a serious injury.
- Durham Regional Police Service reports that two officers suffered minor injuries.
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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES