Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after an 18-year-old man was allegedly shot and injured by police in Orilla, Ont., on Saturday morning.
In a press release, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer saw an impaired driver around Orilla’s West Street.
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The officer attempted to stop the vehicle but the motorist fled, according to SIU.
In a parking lot on Sundial Drive, the suspect’s vehicle collided with two other vehicles and a light pole. Police attempted to arrest two male suspects inside the vehicle, the SIU said.
A struggle followed and, according to SIU, one officer fired his gun and struck one of the supects.
Both suspects were taken to hospital.
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