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CTV News
18-07-2025
- CTV News
SIU investigating after York Regional Police officer shot driver of suspected stolen vehicle in Scarborough
One person was shot by police during an attempt to stop a suspected stolen vehicle in Scarborough. The province's police watchdog says it is investigating after the driver of a suspected stolen vehicle was shot by a York Regional Police officer who was attempting to stop the car in Scarborough on Thursday night. In a news release, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) confirmed that it has invoked its mandate after a 30-year-old man was shot by an officer near Kennedy Road and Bonis Avenue at around 7 p.m. According to the SIU, at around 6:55 p.m., officers in the area of Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue in Markham attempted to stop the driver of a car that had been reported stolen. The driver, the SIU said, failed to stop. The SIU added that when officers boxed the car in, the driver collided with police vehicles before stopping. 'One officer discharged their firearm at the man, the sole occupant of the vehicle. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,' the SIU said. The SIU is an arm's length agency called in to investigate whenever police are involved in a death, serious injury, allegations of sexual assault, or the discharge of a weapon. Four investigators and two forensic investigators, along with a collision reconstructionist, have been assigned to the case. Anyone with information about the investigation can contact the SIU at 1-800-787-8529 or online at:
CTV News
13-07-2025
- CTV News
Suspect shot by police with anti-riot weapon in Morrisburg, SIU investigating
The logo of the Ontario Special Investigations Unit is pictured in Toronto on Friday, April 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey The province's police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot by Ontario Provincial Police officers with an anti-riot weapon in Morrisburg, Ont. early Sunday morning. In a news release, OPP say they were called to a report of an armed individual near Lakeshore Drive and Augusta Street near the Morrisburg boat launch at 4:30 a.m. Police say they located a man with firearms in the area when they arrived. OPP say officers discharged a 'less-lethal device' during the interaction. In an email, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) described the weapon as an Anti-Riot Weapon EnField (ARWEN), which fires non-lethal projectiles. Residents were asked to shelter-in-place and for boaters to steer clear of the boat launch for about two hours as officers responded to the incident. The advisory has since been lifted. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to hospital. OPP did not provide the extent of his injuries or the charges he is facing. The SIU, which investigates incidents involving police where there has been death, serious injury, discharge of a firearm at a person or allegations of sexual assault, has invoked its mandate, according to the OPP. An investigation continues. CTV News Ottawa has reached out to the SIU for additional details. Morrisburg is located about 80 kilometres south of downtown Ottawa.
