News Release
SIU Seeking Witnesses to Incident Involving OPP Officers and a 62-year-old Man in Gowanstown
Case Number: 17-PCI-171
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- Around 9:00 p.m. on July 6, 2017, OPP officers attended a residence near Road 164 and 88th Line. Police officers were responding to a domestic dispute.
- During an interaction with police, the 62-year-old man was seriously injured.
- The man was transported to hospital and is currently being treated.
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