Toronto Star

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

- JACKIE HONG AND VJOSA ISAI STAFF REPORTERS

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.

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