News Release
SIU Investigates Shooting in Toronto
Case Number: 07-TFD-057
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The SIU was notified that at about 8:46 a.m. today, TPS officers were called to an apartment building at 3460 Keele St. in response to a domestic dispute during which a female in an apartment was injured. Officers arrived and became involved in a confrontation with a man, resulting in the man being fatally shot. The man's identity is not being released pending notification of next of kin.
SIU investigators are examining the circumstances of the police shooting. As part of the SIU probe, investigators will be processing the scene, canvassing the apartment building, interviewing police and civilian witnesses and making officer designations.
No further details are available at this point in the investigation. The lead investigator will be making another statement at the scene at 3:00 p.m. today.
If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.
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