SIU investigating incident after man shot by police

39-year-old man recovering from gunshot wounds after officers responded to call at Yonge and Dundas

A 39-year-old man is in hospital after he was shot by Toronto police during a stabbing investigation in the city’s downtown core Monday, spurring an investigation by the Special Investigations Unit.

The SIU is an independent agency responsible for investigating incidents where death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault arise from interactions involving police.

A team of 10 investigators from the SIU has taken over the case. The SIU says the stabbing and shooting incidents are “part of one larger incident.”

SIU spokesperson Jason Gennaro said police were called to the area of Yonge St., just north of Dundas St. some time after 5:30 a.m. following reports of a man attacking another man with a knife.

Police arrived at around 6 a.m., and confronted the 39-year-old man on Dundas St. between Bay and Yonge Sts., a short distance away from the stabbing call.

North of the Eaton Centre on Dundas St., bloody clothing and at least four red cups were among the evidence strewn along the road and sidewalk.

A66-year-old man was treated in hospital for a knife wound and later released.

The man shot by police “was struck a number of times,” Gennaro said. He was taken to St. Michael’s Hospital for surgery and is now in stable condition.