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Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has made a decision on a case involving the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS).
On Tuesday, June 27th, a 43-year-old man was seriously injured when he was shot by a Halton Police officer in Burlington. Officers had originally been called to the area of Prospect Street and Dynes Road to investigate reports of a man with a firearm.
HRPS originally called the shooting “an interaction” and the SIU took over the investigation due to an officer firing a weapon.
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. Read the report here.
The case has been closed.
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ORIGINAL (Published on Wednesday, June 28th at 5:23 a.m.)
The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) says the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an investigation at an apartment complex in south Burlington.
On the evening of Tuesday, June 27th, HRPS officers responded to the area of Prospect Street and Dynes Road to investigate reports of a man with a firearm. There was a heavy police presence in the area. No injuries had been reported, but residents were asked to avoid the area as the investigation continued.
The HRPS says an “interaction” ensued during their investigation and that has led to the SIU being called in. Looking at the SIU’s Frequently Asked Questions list, they investigate:
“… the circumstances around serious injuries, allegations of sexual assault, firearm discharges at persons, and deaths in cases involving officials.
“Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, 2019, effective December 2020, the SIU now investigates all instances where an official discharged a firearm at a person, whether or not the person died or was seriously injured.
“The SIU cannot investigate conduct, services and policies that do not meet these criteria.”
