News Release
SIU Investigating After Toronto Officer Discharged Firearm; No One Struck by Police Gunfire
Case Number: 24-TFP-422
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SIU Concludes Investigation into Toronto Officer’s Gunfire at Man
- At approximately 5 p.m. on October 2, 2024, officers were conducting a robbery investigation in the area of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue.
- At about 5:30 p.m., two men approached the officers. One of the men shot an officer and fled. The officer sustained non-life threatening injuries.
- A second officer discharged his firearm at the man who fled. The man was not struck.
- Both men have been arrested. Neither man suffered serious 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