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Update: Man Shot by Police Officer in Unionville has Passed Away

Case Number: 25-OFD-237   

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Mississauga, ON (13 June, 2025) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit commenced an investigation earlier this week into a police-involved shooting in Unionville. This morning, the 34-year-old man involved in the interaction with police passed away in hospital.

Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 4:45 a.m. on June 11, 2025, a resident of a condominium complex on 278 Buchanan Drive contacted police to report hearing a dispute coming from another unit. York Regional Police officers were dispatched to the scene. Upon arriving at the unit, the officers heard sounds of a disturbance from inside. Officers entered the unit, and a short time later, one officer discharged his firearm one time. A man was struck.
The man, and a woman who was located inside the unit, were transported to hospital for treatment of serious injuries. 

The SIU’s investigation continues. A police-issued firearm and a knife were recovered from the scene. One subject official and three witness officials have been designated. The woman who was located in the unit remains in hospital in stable condition.

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 (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