News Release
SIU Investigating Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Turkey Point
Case Number: 25-PFD-312
Witness Assistance
- At approximately 1 p.m. on August 12, 2025, Ontario Provincial Police officers were on the water near Turkey Point Marina when they spotted a personal watercraft that got their attention.
- Officers attempted to get the operator to stop.
- The man headed to the marina, exited the personal watercraft and ran into some bushes adjacent to the marina.
- Officers set up a perimeter.
- There was an interaction between police and the man. One officer discharged an Anti-Riot Weapon ENField, and another officer discharged his firearm. The 22-year-old man appears to have been struck by both firearms. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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