TORONTO – Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after officers fatally shot a man in North York Friday.
The Special Investigations Unit says police officers confronted a 30-year old man outside a residence near Bayview and Steeles avenues around 10 o’clock Friday night.
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The SIU says that during the confrontation several officers opened fire, hitting the man, who was later pronounced dead at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
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No other details about the incident are being released at this time.
Four investigators and three forensic investigators have been assigned to the case.
The SIU is an arm’s-length agency that investigates reports involving police where there’s been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
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