News Release
SIU Investigating Shooting Death in Toronto
Case Number: 15-TFD-165
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Mississauga (25 July, 2015) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a 21-year-old man early this morning in Toronto.
Preliminary information indicates the following:
• Shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2015, officers with the Toronto Police Service approached a vehicle on Peter Street;
• There was an interaction between the officers and a man, and the man was shot;
• The man was taken to St. Michael’s Hospital for treatment, where he was pronounced dead at 3:59 a.m.
The SIU has assigned five investigators and four forensic investigators to probe the circumstances of this incident. At this time, two subject officers have been designated.
Anyone who may have information regarding this case is asked to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 ext. 1886.
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