Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit says it will be not be laying any charges against an officer after a “less-lethal” weapon was discharged at a man in Belleville.
The SIU says officers were dispatched to a home on the morning of April 30 after a woman reported an ex-boyfriend attending her home, breaching his probation.
The woman also reported that the ex was holding a knife and threatening to kill himself.
When police arrived, it’s alleged that the man didn’t obey commands from officers and told officers to shoot after he was holding the knife to his neck.
One officer fired a taser while the other fired a “less-lethal firearm,” striking the man in his elbow.
The man was arrested and taken to hospital. The man was found to have a non-serious injury.
SIU Director Joseph Martino said the officer who used his less-lethal firearm was lawful in his dealings with the man and would face no criminal charges.
The full report can be found at the Ontario Special Investigations Unit website.
The case file is closed.
