News Release
SIU Investigating Discharge of Firearm by Police Officer in Mississauga
Case Number: 19-OFI-192
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- At approximately 2:45 p.m. on August 13, 2019, officers with Peel Regional Police were dispatched to a residence in the area of White Clover Way and Mavis Road for a weapons-related call.
- Officers witnessed an interaction between a woman and a 29-year-old man, and then the man fled on foot.
- On Sandford Farm Drive, the man entered an unoccupied police cruiser. As he drove away, a police officer discharged his firearm at the cruiser.
- The man abandoned the cruiser on Idlewilde Crescent, stole a civilian vehicle and fled the scene.
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