WATCH ABOVE: Aftermath footage of SIU investigating police shooting.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the fatal shooting of a man after officers in Toronto responded to a report of a man armed with a hammer.
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The Special Investigations Unit says the incident occurred early Sunday morning in west-end Toronto.
The SIU says there was an interaction between the officers and a 45-year-old man, and one officer discharged his firearm.
The man, identified as Andrew Loko of Toronto, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
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