"Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a Toronto officer discharged a firearm during a carjacking investigation in Mississauga Wednesday evening. Toronto police were investigating a carjacking case at a parking lot near Tomken Road and Dundas Street E. in Mississauga around 9 p.m. Wednesday, said the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). It said officers conducted a takedown after two suspects approached a vehicle of interest."
"Police had an interaction with one man, which led to an officer discharging his weapon, said the SIU. That man fled the scene and has not yet been located. Police do not know if the man was struck by gunfire. The second suspect was arrested, said the SIU. Per the Special Investigations Unit Act, the SIU has been assigned to the case since an officer discharged a weapon at a person. It said three investigators and two forensic investigators are looking into the incident."
Ontario's police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), is investigating after a Toronto officer discharged a firearm during a carjacking investigation in Mississauga. Toronto police responded to a reported carjacking at a parking lot near Tomken Road and Dundas Street E. around 9 p.m. Officers conducted a takedown after two suspects approached a vehicle of interest. An interaction with one man prompted an officer to fire; that man fled and has not been located. Police do not know if he was struck. The second suspect was arrested. The SIU assigned three investigators and two forensic investigators. Witnesses with information, photos or video are urged to contact the SIU. No officers were injured.
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