Toronto Police Shooting

• Toronto police officer facing charges in connection with February shooting: SIU

  On February 27, the SIU said, officers were called to a park in the Black Creek Drive and Trethewey Drive area for reports of a man with a knife.

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  Sep 8, 2023
  
• Ontario police watchdog clears Toronto officer in connection with fatal shooting

  According to the SIU, on May 10, a man approached an officer with a knife and "ignored commands to drop the weapon."

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  Sep 7, 2023
  
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• Family of man shot and killed by Toronto police say officers used ‘unnecessary force’

  Andrew Geisler was shot and killed last week by Toronto Police and now his family is speaking out about his death which they say was avoidable.

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  May 15, 2023
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• SIU clears Toronto cops after fatal shooting of knife-wielding man in August

  The Special Investigations Unit said it had not found "reasonable grounds to believe" a Toronto officer committed a criminal offence during the Aug. 13 police shooting.

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  Dec 11, 2022
• Coroner’s inquest into fatal shooting of teen by Toronto police postponed

  Former Toronto police officer James Forcillo shot the 18-year-old multiple times in July 2013 while the teen was in the middle of a mental health crisis on an empty streetcar.

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  Nov 14, 2022
• Witness describes ‘surreal’ events surrounding fatal Toronto police shooting

  "There was still a child inside with an armed man and they did what they had to do," Gavin Trevan said.

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  Aug 15, 2022
• Man shot and killed by police near Toronto school was carrying pellet gun, SIU says

  The Special Investigations Unit says the man who was fatally shot by police was actually carrying a pellet gun, not a rifle, as previous reports indicated.

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  May 27, 2022
• Police identify suspect vehicle wanted in connection with drive-by shooting in Scarborough

  Police are now searching for a dark blue, four-door sedan with dark custom or winter steel tire rims.

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  Apr 22, 2022
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• Man dead after shooting outside Toronto’s Sherbourne station: police

  In a tweet Thursday afternoon, Toronto police said officers received reports that someone had been shot outside the Sherbourne subway station.

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  Apr 7, 2022
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• Family of Norfolk gunsmith shot dead by Toronto police unhappy with results of SIU probe

  Family members and a Toronto lawyer addressed the November shooting death of Rodger Kotanko out front of his home on Tuesday.

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  Mar 8, 2022