The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a 43-year-old man this morning in the Township of Cramahe.
Preliminary information suggests the following:
- At approximately 10:15 a.m. on April 6, 2021, Ontario Provincial Police officers were dispatched to the area of County Road 25 and Tobacco Road after an individual reported that a man was sitting in his parked car and yelling at people.
- Soon after officers arrived and located the man, the man approached the officers and was in possession of a baseball bat. The man struck one of the cruisers.
- The man then got into his vehicle and drove towards the officers.
- Soon after, the man exited the vehicle again. An interaction ensued and police deployed an Anti Riot Weapon ENfield and Conducted Energy Weapon. When those proved to be ineffective, two officers discharged their firearms at the man.
- Despite attempts by Emergency Medical Services to treat the man at the scene, he succumbed to his injuries.
Three investigators and three forensic investigators have been assigned to the case. Two subject officials and 12 witness officials have been designated. The post-mortem is scheduled for tomorrow in Kingston.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.
THE ABOVE IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
