Ontario’s Special Investigation’s Unit (SIU) says they are investigating after a man was shot by police in North York following a suspected road rage incident early Saturday.
In a statement sent to Global News, the SIU said a preliminary investigation suggests the incident began when a person contacted police around 3:50 a.m. to report an road rage incident and suggested that the driver of the other vehicle may have been armed with a weapon.
Police located a “vehicle of interest” at a Tim Hortons drive-thru in the Jane Street and Falstaff Avenue area and got into an altercation with the driver, according to the statement.
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The SIU said a police officer then fired his weapon multiple times and the driver, a 29-year-old man, was struck.
He was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
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The SIU said eight investigators, including two forensic investigators, have been assigned to review the incident.
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The SIU is an independent agency that investigates incidents involving police that have resulted in death, serious injury or alleged sexual assault.
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