Special Investigations Unit

• Inquest called into 2019 death of Kingston man after encounter with police

  Ontario’s regional coroner has called a mandatory inquest into the 2019 death of Evan Freeman, who died following a fatal stabbing spree and standoff with Kingston police.

  Canada

  Feb 23
  
• Officer cleared in fatal northern Ontario court shooting, but SIU questions response

  Ontario's police watchdog says no criminal charges will be laid against an officer who fatally shot a man inside a courtroom in a remote part of northern Ontario last year.

  Canada

  Feb 12
  
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• Officers won’t face charges for letting drunk driver go before fatal Ontario crash

  Two officers who let an impaired driver go before he caused a fatal crash won’t face charges, Ontario’s police watchdog has ruled.

  Canada

  Feb 10
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• Deadly 401 crash: Family suing Durham Police over alleged ‘reckless judgment’

  The parents of an infant who was killed, along with his grandparents, in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont., in April 2024 are suing Durham police.

  Crime

  Oct 16, 2025
• Hamilton police officer charged with assault after woman injured during arrest: SIU

  The Special Investigations Unit says a 59-year-old woman sustained a serious injury during her arrest on Feb. 23.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2025
• OPP warranted in shooting man setting multiple homes ablaze in Gravenhurst: SIU

  Ontario's police watchdog says it has found that an Ontario Provincial Police officer did not commit a criminal offence when they fired a less-lethal firearm at a Gravenhurst man.

  Crime

  Jul 29, 2025
• Man shot by police during Markham, Ont., dispute dies in hospital: SIU

  Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a police shooting in Markham early Wednesday morning that came after a welfare-check cal.

  Crime

  Jun 11, 2025
• Man critically injured in shooting with 2 Toronto police officers during traffic stop

  Toronto police say there was an 'interaction' between one of their officers, who discharged their gun, and another person during a traffic stop on Sunday night.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2025
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• Police watchdog investigating death of man involved in shootout with OPP

  The Special Investigations Unit says police responded to a call in Minden Hills on Sunday about a man who had left his property with a firearm.

  Crime

  Apr 14, 2025
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• Ontario police watchdog investigates after teen shot with anti-riot weapons, stun guns

  The Special Investigations Unit has been called in to investigate after officers from the Peel Regional Police Service used less-lethal firearms on a teen.

  Crime

  Feb 11, 2025