News Release

In the late afternoon of January 17, 2025, OPP officers were dispatched to a house in Camden East. An individual had contacted police to report that a man had threatened him with a knife. An officer knocked on a door and observed the man inside. The man held a knife in each hand and told the officers they were not allowed inside.  The officers retreated. Over the course of the next hour or so, the man steadfastly refused to disarm himself and surrender to police. Some time later, the man exited the house and walked forward in the direction of the officers. He was still in possession of the knives. He was met by a series of firearm discharges. Two officers had each fired their ARWENS three times, as one officer fired his semi-automatic pistol twice. The man was struck. He was taken into custody and first-aid was rendered. At hospital, the 41-year-old man was treated for bullet wounds to his left torso and left leg. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that an officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the shooting.

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.