News Release
SIU Investigating Police-Involved Fatal Shooting in Kitchener
Case Number: 24-OFD-072
Witness Assistance
- Shortly before 9 p.m. on February 19, 2024, Waterloo Regional Police Service officers responded to a disturbance call at a residence in the area of Brybeck Crescent and Karn Street in Kitchener.
- Upon arriving at the scene, officers encountered a man holding an edged weapon.
- There was an interaction, and one officer discharged his firearm. The man was struck.
- The 31-year-old man was transported to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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 (police officers as well as 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