SIU called in after man shot by Toronto police officer in Cabbagetown
The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was seriously injured when he was shot by a Toronto police officer in Cabbagetown Tuesday evening.
The incident occurred near Carlton and Parliament streets at around 7:14 p.m.
Toronto police said a man was armed with a knife, and an officer discharged their firearm.
The man was transported to the hospital in serious, potentially life-threatening condition, Toronto paramedics said.
It is unclear what led to the shooting. Because the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate, Toronto police said no further details would be released about the incident.
A resident in the area told CP24 he was having dinner when he heard “a few loud bangs,” which he initially thought were fireworks.
But when he looked outside, the man said he saw “a police officer like pointing a gun at somebody, and then I saw a person lying on the ground.”
The SIU is called in when the actions of police resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault, and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.
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