Special Investigations Unit called in after man arrested at Brantford gas station
The Special Investigations Unit is looking into the circumstances surrounding an arrest in Brantford.
According to a news release from the SIU, officers with the Brantford Police Service were called to a gas station at 206 Henry Street in Brantford on Tuesday. They were told a man was threatening people with a knife.
During the arrest, an officer discharged an ARWEN and hit the 41-year-old man, but he was not seriously injured.
ARWEN stands for Anti-Riot Weapon ENfield. It is a non-lethal firearm that can shoot impact batons, chemical irritant rounds and smoke munitions to subdue people.
The SIU was called in because an ARWEN is considered a firearm. The SIU investigates all police situations that result in death, serious injury, sexual assault or the discharge of a firearm at a person.
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