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custody_death · 2022-Q3
A person died from severe hemoptysis secondary to acute pneumonia in a health center in a rural community. The circumstances surrounding the death, including the delay in air transfer due to organizational and resource availability issues, raise questions about the effectiveness of emergency medical evacuation services in Indigenous communities.
custody_death · 2024-Q4
A person died by drowning in a context of marked psychological distress, in Laval. The affected person had presented mental health difficulties, including depressive mood, anxiety, and suicidal ideas, as well as a refusal of treatment, despite follow-ups and referrals in mental health, with breaks in continuity of services.
custody_transport_injury · 2026-Q1
The material events in question are clear on the evidence collected by the SIU and may be briefly summarized. In the evening of early 2026, the affected person was with her boyfriend, an off-duty officer, on a street in Toronto when the two quarreled and she left the area telling him that she was going to jump. She made her way to a bridge over a river, and called the officer using a passerby’s cellphone. She told him she was going to commit suicide and that it would be his fault. The officer called police to report that the affected person was in mental health crisis and threatening to harm herself. He would subsequently learn from a third-party whose phone the affected person had used to call him that she was in the area of the bridge and a roadway. The subject officer drove in that direction, travelling eastward across the bridge. With him was another officer. The subject officer approached the eastern side of the bridge, brought his vehicle to a stop and exited with the other officer. They were just out of their cruiser when the affected person scaled the bridge guardrail north of their location and jumped down the other side. She landed on the frozen river below, a distance of about eight metres. The two officers made their way to the riverbank and walked onto the river to render aid to the affected person. Firefighters attended the scene and assisted in her removal. She was transported to hospital and diagnosed with fractures of the pelvis and spine, and injuries to her lungs and kidney.
firearm_death · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with a witness officer and other police and non-police eyewitnesses, and video footage that largely captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. In the early morning of a day in late February 2026, police officers were dispatched to a residence in the area of a major street and parkway in Mississauga. A person had called 911 to report concerns that her husband – the affected person – was going to harm her and their children. She indicated that the affected person was in possession of firearms. The subject officers arrived at the address and spoke to the person. She confirmed that the affected person was armed and had fled the residence. The officers began to search the area for the affected person and located him a short distance away. They chased him on foot as the affected person turned a corner to run along a footpath back towards the street on which the residence was located before continuing in the same direction past the street. As he ran, the affected person reached into a bag he was carrying, retrieved a handgun, and dropped the bag. The bag was subsequently found to contain a firearm. Repeated commands that he stop went unheeded. The affected person continued his flight, turning left at the next intersection. The officers followed as the affected person turned onto the driveway of a nearby residence. By this time, other officers were arriving on scene in cruisers. With their handguns drawn, the officers took positions of cover behind a utility pole and a wall. The affected person stood at the top of the driveway, the gun in his hand. He repeatedly screamed “no” to commands that he drop the gun. The standoff continued on the driveway, and an officer discharged a CEW. The probes struck the affected person’s clothing but did not achieve neuromuscular incapacitation. Shortly after, the affected person began to make his way across a shrub line that separated the residences. As he did so, the affected person pointed his firearm in the direction of the officers and fired at least one shot. A bullet struck an officer’s hat but did not physically injure the officer. Almost simultaneously, the officers fired their weapons. It is unclear whether any of these shots struck the affected person, but he remained standing and made his way onto the driveway of another residence where he took cover behind a vehicle. At about this time, another officer arrived on scene armed with a rifle and positioned himself behind a large tree. Approximately 30 seconds after the first volley of gunfire, the affected person fired his weapon again in the direction of the officers. The officer fired twice but the affected person remained standing beside the vehicle. There followed another exchange of gunfire involving the affected person and the officer, resulting in the affected person falling to the ground. Officers approached the affected person cautiously and moved his handgun away from him. They applied pressure to his wounds and initiated CPR. Paramedics were on scene shortly after the incident. The affected person was pronounced deceased. The pathologist at autopsy was of the view that the affected person’s death was attributable to a gunshot wound to the head. He documented multiple gunshot wounds, including injuries to the arm, the back, and the forehead.
vehicle_injury · 2026-Q1
In the early morning of February 2026, the subject officer sat in their marked cruiser in a parking lot at the southeast corner of a major intersection. They and their passenger were manning a perimeter point at that location. At about 2:43 a.m., two vehicles travelled past their location at excessive speed. The subject officer pulled onto the roadway and accelerated after the vehicles, intending to stop them in connection with their speed. With the driver were several passengers, including the affected person in the backseat. The vehicles continued at speeds as high as 170 km/h. Approaching a major road, the driver came upon traffic stopped at a red light, applied their brakes but crashed into two of the vehicles. The affected person suffered a fractured hip in the collision. The subject officer arrived on scene and arrested the driver for dangerous driving.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
In the afternoon of early 2026, the subject officer observed the affected person in the area of a street in Stratford. Aware that the affected person was subject to a warrant for their arrest, the officer contacted uniformed personnel to respond to the area to take the affected person into custody. A witness officer arrived in the area in a fully marked cruiser. The officer pulled up to the affected person as they walked and watched as the affected person reversed directions and ran. The subject officer had stopped their vehicle a short distance away and exited, running across the street and tackling the affected person to the ground. The affected person attempted to right themselves and was held down by the subject officer and the witness officer, who arrived on scene within seconds. There ensued a struggle during which the subject officer delivered several punches to the head and torso of the affected person, and a knee strike to their side. With the assistance of additional officers arriving on scene, the affected person was handcuffed behind the back. Following their arrest, the affected person was transported to hospital and diagnosed with a right orbital bone fracture.
pursuit_custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person, the subject officer and other police and non-police witnesses, and video footage that captured the incident in part, gives rise to the following scenario. In the afternoon of early 2026, the subject officer and another officer were dispatched to a residence in rural Lambton County. A person had called police to request a welfare check, as they had reason to believe two individuals had been fighting. The caller was also aware that these individuals were prohibited from being in each other’s company. The officers arrived at the location and entered the apartment. One individual was arrested for assault. The affected person was located in a bedroom and arrested by the subject officer for breach of a non-association condition. The subject officer handcuffed the affected person behind the back and escorted them down an external staircase. As the pair neared the bottom of the stairs, the subject officer stepped on the affected person’s left foot. The affected person was not wearing shoes or socks at the time. The affected person was seen at hospital after their arrest and diagnosed with a fractured left foot.
firearm_death · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with a witness officer and other police and non-police eyewitnesses, and video footage that largely captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. In the early morning of a day in late February 2026, police officers were dispatched to a residence in the area of a street in Mississauga. A person had called 911 to report concerns that their family member was going to harm them and their children. The person indicated that the family member was in possession of firearms. The subject officers arrived at the address and spoke to the person. They confirmed that the family member was armed and had fled the residence. The officers began to search the area for the family member and located them a short distance away. They chased the family member on foot as they turned a corner to run along a footpath back towards the street on which the residence was located before continuing in the same direction past the street. As the family member ran, they reached into a bag they were carrying, retrieved a handgun, and dropped the bag. The bag was subsequently found to contain a firearm. Repeated commands that they stop went unheeded. The family member continued their flight, turning left at the next intersection. The officers followed as the family member turned onto the driveway of a residence. By this time, other officers were arriving on scene in cruisers. With their handguns drawn, the officers took a position of cover behind a utility pole at the end of the driveway. The officers took cover behind the wall of a garage, beside the driveway, and a van parked in a parking alcove adjacent to the garage. The family member stood at the top of the driveway, in the area of the stairs leading to the entrance to the residence, the gun in their hand. They repeatedly screamed “no” to commands that they drop the gun. The time was about 12:55 a.m. As the standoff continued on the driveway, an officer discharged their CEW. The probes struck the family member’s clothing but did not achieve neuromuscular incapacitation. Shortly after, the family member began to make their way across a shrub line that separated the residence from another residence. As they did so, the family member pointed their firearm in the direction of the officers located near the van and garage, and fired at least one shot. A bullet struck an officer's hat but did not physically injure the officer. Almost simultaneously, the officers fired their weapons. It is unclear whether any of these shots struck the family member, but they remained standing and made their way onto the driveway of another residence where they took cover behind a vehicle parked facing the house. At about this time, another officer arrived on scene armed with a rifle and positioned themselves behind a large tree on the front lawn of the residence, a distance from the family member’s location. Approximately 30 seconds after the first volley of gunfire, the family member fired their weapon again in the direction of the officers located in the area of the residence. The officer fired twice but the family member remained standing beside the vehicle. There followed another exchange of gunfire involving the family member and the officer, resulting in the family member falling to the ground. Officers approached the family member cautiously and moved their handgun away from them. They applied pressure to their wounds and initiated CPR. Paramedics were on scene shortly after 1:00 a.m. The family member was pronounced deceased at 1:14 a.m. The pathologist at autopsy was of the view that the family member’s death was attributable to a gunshot wound to the head. They documented multiple gunshot wounds, including injuries to the arm, the back, and a gunshot wound to the forehead.
pursuit_custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person and police eyewitnesses, and video footage that largely captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, the subject officer did not agree to an interview with the SIU or the release of their notes. In the afternoon of early 2026, the affected person was in custody at a police detachment. Earlier that day, they had been arrested in relation to an incident at a municipal building. While being processed for release following a period in detention, the affected person objected to a condition that would prohibit their presence at a location. The officer explained that an amendment could be made but indicated that the affected person would have to be returned to cells for a period. The affected person refused to accompany the officer to cells and a struggle followed in which they were forced to the floor. The affected person was eventually handcuffed and returned to a cell. Later that day, paramedics transported the affected person to hospital where they were diagnosed with injuries.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
In the evening, officers responded to a reported domestic disturbance in the area of a city, altering course to a nearby location following a related call about a person on the roof of a building. The subject officer was the first to arrive on scene, followed by two other officers. The person on the roof, the affected person, was of unsound mind and had earlier called police reporting a disturbance. They exited their residence and made their way to the location, ascending onto the roof and perching themselves at its highest point. The officers attempted to persuade the affected person to come down safely, but they threatened to jump if not provided with a request and hung from a light bar attached to the top of the exterior wall. As negotiations were ongoing, a fire truck appeared on scene. The affected person eventually lost their grip and fell to the ground, landing feet-first, and was transported to hospital with multiple fractures.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person and police and non-police witnesses, as well as video footage that captured the incident in part, gives rise to the following scenario. As was his legal right, the subject officer did not agree to an interview with the SIU. He did authorize the release of his notes. In the afternoon of early 2026, while patrolling an area of Ottawa, two officers located the affected person near a street. The affected person was wanted for robbery and assault with a weapon with respect to an incident that had happened in the weeks before. Upon observing the officers, the affected person fled on foot towards a drive. Officers subsequently lost sight of him and requested assistance from additional units to canvass the area and re-establish his location. After repositioning, the officers again observed the affected person near townhouses. When an officer called out to him, the affected person fled, prompting a foot pursuit. Additional officers subsequently joined the pursuit, which continued through an area, with officers intermittently losing sight of the affected person. At a certain time, two officers received an update that the affected person had been seen in the area and drove towards the area. Near a street, an officer observed civilians pointing out the affected person. He then observed the affected person standing with his back pressed against a wall. When the officer exited the cruiser and directed him to stop, the affected person fled on foot along a drive, through a parking lot, and eastbound on a street. As the officer closed the distance on the affected person, a civilian intervened. The civilian had observed the affected person running from the parking lot with two officers in pursuit yelling, "Stop." Believing the affected person was gaining a lead on the officers and wanting the pursuit to end because it was occurring around children, the civilian stepped into the affected person’s path and bear-hugged him. As the two engaged, both men rolled onto the hood of a parked vehicle and rolled off it, falling to the roadway and onto the street. Within seconds of the civilian and the affected person going to the ground, the officer arrived and came down onto the affected person before taking control of him and securing his arms behind the back. The officer arrested him for robbery, assault with a weapon, and obstruction. Another officer arrived shortly and applied handcuffs. Following his arrest, the affected person was taken to a police station before being transported to hospital, where he was diagnosed with a buckle fracture of his right thumb.
pursuit_custody_injury · 2026-Q1
In the morning of early 2026, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police were looking for a SUV involved in several collisions in the Rockland area. The vehicle was said to be operated in a reckless manner - speeding, swerving and skidding on the roadway. An officer spotted the SUV and performed a U-turn, activating his cruiser’s emergency lights and siren. The SUV pulled over and stopped. The driver, the affected person, was alone in the vehicle. They opened the door and asked the officer what they had done. The officer said they were driving a stolen vehicle, which the affected person denied. The affected person refused to exit the vehicle and began to grapple with the officer on the road. Another officer arrived on scene and found the two fighting. This officer threw several punches in the direction of the affected person’s head. Following the altercation, the affected person was diagnosed with a fractured right orbital bone at a hospital.
firearm_death · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with a witness officer and other police and non-police eyewitnesses, and video footage that largely captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, the subject officers did not agree to interviews with the SIU or the release of their notes. In the early morning of a day in 2026, police officers were dispatched to the residence of a person in the area of a street in Mississauga. The person had called 911 to report concerns that their family member was going to harm them and their children. They indicated that the family member was in possession of firearms. The officers arrived at the address and spoke to the person. They confirmed that the family member was armed and had fled the residence. The officers began to search the area for the family member and located them a short distance away. They chased the family member on foot as they turned a corner to run along a footpath back towards the street on which the residence was located before continuing in the same direction past the street. As they ran, the family member reached into a bag they were carrying, retrieved a handgun, and dropped the bag. The bag was subsequently found to contain a firearm. Repeated commands that they stop went unheeded. The family member continued their flight, turning left at the next intersection. The officers followed as the family member turned onto the driveway of a residence. By this time, other officers were arriving on scene in cruisers. With their handguns drawn, the officers took a position of cover behind a utility pole at the end of the driveway. The officers took cover behind the wall of a garage, beside the driveway, and a van parked in a parking alcove adjacent to the garage. The family member stood at the top of the driveway, in the area of the stairs leading to the entrance to the residence, the gun in their hand. They repeatedly screamed “no” to commands that they drop the gun. The time was about 12:55 a.m. As the standoff continued on the driveway, an officer discharged their CEW. The probes struck the family member’s clothing but did not achieve neuromuscular incapacitation. Shortly after, the family member began to make their way across a shrub line that separated the residences. As they did so, the family member pointed their firearm in the direction of the officers located near the van and garage, and fired at least one shot. A bullet struck an officer’s hat but did not physically injure the officer. Almost simultaneously, the officers fired their weapons. It is unclear whether any of these shots struck the family member, but they remained standing and made their way onto the driveway of another residence where they took cover behind a vehicle parked facing the house. At about this time, another officer arrived on scene armed with a rifle and positioned themselves behind a large tree on the front lawn of the residence, a distance from the family member’s location. Approximately 30 seconds after the first volley of gunfire, the family member fired their weapon again in the direction of the officers located in the area of the residence. The officer fired twice but the family member remained standing beside the vehicle. There followed another exchange of gunfire involving the family member and the officer, resulting in the family member falling to the ground. Officers approached the family member cautiously and moved their handgun away from them. They applied pressure to their wounds and initiated CPR. Paramedics were on scene shortly after 1:00 a.m. The family member was pronounced deceased at 1:14 a.m. The pathologist at autopsy was of the view that the family member’s death was attributable to a gunshot wound to the head. They documented multiple gunshot wounds, including injuries to the right bicep, the left side of the back where a projectile was recovered, and a gunshot wound to the forehead.
custody_transport_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person and police and non-police eyewitness, and video footage that captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, the subject officer did not agree to an interview with the SIU or the release of their notes. In the morning of early 2026, the subject officer and another officer were dispatched to a convenience store in the area of a major road and avenue. A store employee had contacted police to report a male and female shoplifter. The officers arrived on scene and spoke with store staff, confirming that two suspects had left the store with alcohol and food without paying for the items. The employee showed a video clip they had taken with their cellphone, depicting the male and female. The officers located the suspects – a person of interest and the affected person – at a nearby bus shelter. One person of interest was taken into custody by an officer without incident. The affected person, however, resisted when the subject officer attempted to secure them in handcuffs. The officer was able to affix a cuff to the right hand but had difficulty attaching the other cuff to the affected person’s left hand. The affected person objected to their arrest, denied that they had done anything wrong, and struggled against the subject officer’s efforts to bring their arms behind the back. The tussle eventually made its way outside the bus shelter where another officer intervened. The officers brought the affected person to the ground, after which an officer secured both their hands in handcuffs. Following their arrest, the affected person was taken to hospital and treated for a fractured right wrist.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person, the subject officer, and other civilian eyewitnesses, gives rise to the following scenario. In the morning of early 2026, the subject officer was dispatched to the area near an intersection in a residential neighborhood following a call to police about a domestic disturbance unfolding outside a residence. On their arrival, the officer observed a male - a civilian - straddling the affected person and holding them down on the roadway. Ordered to remove himself from the affected person, the civilian did so while explaining to the officer that the affected person had damaged his property and assaulted him. The subject officer decided to arrest the affected person for assault and mischief. There followed a physical engagement between the three parties during which the subject officer used force against the affected person and another civilian. The affected person and the civilian were handcuffed and taken into custody. The affected person attended hospital following their release and was diagnosed with a concussion.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the complainant and police and non-police witnesses, and video footage that captured the incident in part, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, the subject officer did not agree to an interview with the SIU. They did authorize the release of their notes. In the morning of early 2026, a constable was a Community Intervention Response Team (CIRT) officer on patrol in their marked cruiser when their Automatic Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) device detected a stolen vehicle - a Jeep Wrangler - parked outside a market in Brampton. The officer radioed for the assistance of another officer. The subject officer responded to the request and arrived in the area. Notwithstanding the tinted windows on the Jeep, it was determined that there was a male in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. The constable positioned their cruiser directly behind the Jeep to prevent its escape as the subject officer went to the driver’s door and opened it. Their intention was to arrest the driver. The complainant was sitting in the Jeep and gripped the steering wheel with their right hand as the subject officer, joined shortly by the constable, attempted to forcibly extricate them. The subject officer delivered several punches to the complainant’s head and upper body area. The complainant was forced out of the vehicle, taken to the ground and punched again in the abdomen by the subject officer before they were handcuffed behind the back. Following their arrest, the complainant was transported to hospital and diagnosed with a broken nose.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person, the subject officer and additional police and non-police witnesses, and video footage that captured the incident in part, gives rise to the following scenario. On a day in early 2026, a team of officers with a police service, operating in plainclothes and unmarked vehicles with a unit focused on gangs and hate crimes, were looking to arrest a group of males suspected in a series of crimes. One of them - the affected person – was also subject to an arrest warrant. The team – including the subject officer and other officers – tracked the suspects to an area in a city, the location of a convention centre. The suspects had arrived in the area in vehicles, which they had parked in a parking lot. The officers surveilled the vehicles and the males. The affected person removed items from the trunk of their vehicle and placed them on the bed of another vehicle. After a time, the officers decided to move in to arrest the suspects. The plan was to approach the vehicles and box them in from the front and sides to prevent the males from using them to escape. On seeing the unmarked police vehicles converging on their location, the males entered their vehicles and tried to drive off. The affected person drove forward into the police vehicle in front of them, propelling it backwards. They then backed up and accelerated forward again, pushing the police vehicle further back. When the affected person reversed a second time, their vehicle spun to the right and came to a stop; its driver side had struck a light standard. As this was occurring, the subject officer had smashed out the driver’s window with their baton and attempted to incapacitate the affected person through the window with their CEW, but neither of their two discharges were effective. With the affected person’s vehicle at rest, the subject officer and another officer struggled to remove the affected person from the driver’s seat, at least partly because the driver’s door was wedged against the light standard. The affected person was eventually forced out of the vehicle by the officers and taken to the ground where they were struck several times by the officers before being handcuffed behind the back. Paramedics attended the scene and transported the affected person to hospital where they were diagnosed with a fractured right femur.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person and police eyewitnesses, and video footage that largely captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, neither of the subject officers agreed to interviews with the SIU. One of the officers did provide a written statement. In the late evening of a day in early 2026, police officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at an intersection in the area. The collision involved a single vehicle that had been stolen moments earlier. Witnesses to the collision reported that the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle – the affected person – had fled the area. The affected person had run from the site of the collision to a nearby residential street and ultimately made his way to the rear of a property where they hid in a backyard shed. A police dog unit was deployed to the area and eventually tracked the affected person to the shed. One of the officers who had been searching for the affected person called out to them but there was no response. The officer eventually opened the door to the shed and told the affected person to show their hands. When the affected person, lying on the ground, failed to do so, the officer discharged their CEW. As the affected person cried out in pain, the officer dragged them out of the shed, delivering a punch to the torso in the process. Other officers arrived on scene and joined in the arrest process. Repeated directions were given to the affected person to show and release their hands. The officer struck the affected person again in the torso and another officer punched them in the head or upper body area multiple times. Following another CEW discharge by the officer into the affected person’s back, their hands were controlled and handcuffed. The affected person was seen at hospital after their arrest and diagnosed with injuries.
firearm_death · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with a witness officer and other police and non-police eyewitnesses, and video footage that largely captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, the subject officers did not agree to interviews with the SIU or the release of their notes. In the early morning of a day in 2026, police officers were dispatched to the residence of a person in the area of a street in Mississauga. The person had called 911 to report concerns that their family member was going to harm them and their children. They indicated that the family member was in possession of firearms. The officers arrived at the address and spoke to the person. They confirmed that the family member was armed and had fled the residence. The officers began to search the area for the family member and located them a short distance away. They chased the family member on foot as they turned a corner to run along a footpath. As they ran, the family member reached into a bag they were carrying, retrieved a handgun, and dropped the bag. The bag was subsequently found to contain a firearm. Repeated commands that they stop went unheeded. The family member continued their flight, turning left at the next intersection. The officers followed as the family member turned onto the driveway of a residence. By this time, other officers were arriving on scene in cruisers. With their handguns drawn, the officers took a position of cover behind a utility pole and a wall. The family member stood at the top of the driveway, in the area of the stairs leading to the entrance, the gun in their hand. They repeatedly screamed “no” to commands that they drop the gun. The time was about 12:55 a.m. As the standoff continued on the driveway, an officer discharged their CEW. The probes struck the family member’s clothing but did not achieve neuromuscular incapacitation. Shortly after, the family member began to make their way across a shrub line that separated the residences. As they did so, the family member pointed their firearm in the direction of the officers and fired at least one shot. A bullet struck an officer’s hat but did not physically injure them. Almost simultaneously, the officers fired their weapons. It is unclear whether any of these shots struck the family member, but they remained standing and made their way onto the driveway of another residence where they took cover behind a vehicle. At about this time, another officer arrived on scene armed with a rifle and positioned themselves behind a tree. Approximately 30 seconds after the first volley of gunfire, the family member fired their weapon again in the direction of the officers. The officer fired twice but the family member remained standing beside the vehicle. There followed another exchange of gunfire involving the family member and the officer, resulting in the family member falling to the ground. Officers approached the family member cautiously and moved their Glock away from them. They applied pressure to their wounds and initiated CPR. Paramedics were on scene shortly after 1:00 a.m. The family member was pronounced deceased at 1:14 a.m. The pathologist at autopsy was of the view that the family member’s death was attributable to a gunshot wound to the head. They documented multiple gunshot wounds, including injuries to the right bicep, the left side of the back, and a gunshot wound to the forehead.
firearm_death · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with witnesses (police and non-police) and video footage that captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, the subject officials did not agree to interviews with the SIU or the release of their notes. In early 2026, officers were dispatched to a residence in the area of a city to report a domestic disturbance between a couple residing in a basement apartment – the affected person and another individual. The affected person had a knife and was threatening to kill the other individual. Officers arrived on scene in the basement apartment to find that the other individual was being held in a locked bedroom by the affected person. The other individual indicated through the door that the affected person was holding a knife to her neck and would kill her if police opened the door. Officers attempted to negotiate a peaceful resolution with the affected person. They assured the affected person that they were not there to hurt him and encouraged him to open the door and allow the other individual to leave. The affected person refused to open the bedroom door. He said he would not hurt the other individual if the officers did not enter the room. Other officers, including a trained negotiator, tried to engage the affected person in conversation but he was mostly unresponsive. At one point, the bedroom door opened and the other individual appeared in the doorway’s threshold. The affected person had left her side and she had seized the opportunity to try to escape. Before she could exit through the door, however, the affected person grabbed her by the hair, pulled her back into the room, and locked the bedroom door. The officers decided to storm the bedroom. The door was forced open and the officers entered the room. The affected person grabbed the other individual from behind and held the knife to the back of her neck and head. From a distance of no more than a metre or two, the officers fired their weapons at the affected person. The affected person sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body and was immediately incapacitated. The other individual was not struck. The affected person was provided emergency medical attention but could not be saved. The pathologist at autopsy was of the preliminary view that the affected person’s death was attributable to gunshot wounds of the neck and shoulder.