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SIU Investigating After Officer Discharges Less-Lethal Shotgun at Woman in Toronto

Case Number: 25-TFP-281   

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SIU Concludes Investigation into Woman Shot with Less-Lethal Shotgun by Toronto Police

Mississauga, ON (17 July, 2025) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after a Toronto Police Service officer discharged a less-lethal shotgun at a 39-year-old woman this afternoon. 

Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • At about 2 p.m., police received a 911 call in relation to the woman assaulting another individual in the area of Eastern Avenue and Woodfield Road in Toronto.
  • Officers located the woman in an apartment suite in the area.
  • Officers deployed conducted energy weapons, followed by a less-lethal shotgun. She was apprehended and taken to hospital.
  • She was not seriously injured.
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

The SIU’s mandate was invoked because a police officer discharged an ARWEN, which is classified as a firearm. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, a firearm is defined as a barreled weapon from which any shot, bullet or other projectile can be discharged and that is capable of causing serious bodily injury or death to a person.


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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES