SIU confirms investigation in Mississauga, after officer fired shot at disturbance call
Published March 7, 2022 at 5:24 pm
Ontario’s police watchdog has confirmed it is investigating the circumstances as to why a responding Peel officer shot his gun during a disturbance call in Mississauga where two adults and two children were injured.
As reported earlier by InSauga, Peel Regional Police responded to a “weapons dangerous” call shortly after 10 a.m. at a home in the Eglinton Ave. W./Southampton Dr. area, west of Winston Churchill Boulevard. Police say that a seriously injured woman and seriously injured child were transported to hospital, while a two-year-old child was taken to hospital as a precaution.
The Ontario Special Investigation Unit (SIU) said that one officer ” discharged his firearm” during an interaction with a 47-year-old man, whose injuries are also considered serious. That has led the SIU to open an investigation.
“The man is not believed to have been struck with a bullet,” said an SIU media release that was sent shortly after 5 p.m. Monday. “The man was arrested and taken to hospital with serious injuries.”
The man at one point during the call was naked and armed with a hammer and knife. The SIU had previously said the nature and extent of his physical injuries were “undisclosed.”
The SIU has a mandate to investigate whenever police are involved in a death, serious injury, or allegation of sexual assault. It says that three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case.
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The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation, including video or photos, to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or online at siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php.
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