News Release

SIU Investigates Shooting Death in Mississauga

Case Number: 15-OFD-046   

Mississauga (21 March, 2015) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding a police-involved shooting that occurred in Mississauga last night.

Preliminary information indicates the following:

  • On Friday, March 20, 2015, Peel Regional Police received a call for assistance at 3070 Queen Frederica Drive in Mississauga; 
  • Officers arrived at Unit 38 at approximately 10:40 p.m.;
  • There was an interaction between police and a 30-year-old male, and he was shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene;
  • Two officers and one civilian suffered non-life threatening injuries during the incident.  As per the SIU mandate, the SIU is not investigating these injuries.


The SIU has assigned five investigators and three forensic investigators to probe the circumstances of this incident.  At this time, three subject officers and seven witness officers have been designated.

Anyone who may have information regarding this case is asked to contact the lead investigator at 416-622-1935 or 1-800-787-8529 ext. 1935.

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