News Release
SIU Investigating Fatal Police-Involved Shooting at Danforth GO Station
Case Number: 25-TFD-504
Witness Assistance
- At approximately 1:40 a.m. on December 6, 2025, an individual contacted police to report the presence of an armed man at the Danforth GO Station.
- Toronto Police Service officers were dispatched, and soon after arriving, they located a person of interest in the stairwell leading up to Platform 3.
- An interaction ensued, and one officer discharged his firearm multiple times. The man was struck multiple times.
- He was transported to hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
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