The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating an incident in which a man is seriously injured after being struck by a bean-bag round fired by police at a Toronto hospital. According to the SIU, police officers are called to Centenary Hospital in Toronto’s east end at about 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Investigators say the man suffers serious injuries and is taken to receive medical attention. The SIU’s role is to examine the circumstances of police-involved incidents that result in serious harm or death. The available reports describe the device as a police shotgun that fired a bean-bag projectile. Details about what led officers to use the bean-bag round, including the man’s condition before the shooting and whether any weapons or threats were involved, are not provided in the excerpts. The investigation is ongoing, with SIU determining what happened and how the injury occurred.
SIU investigates Toronto hospital shooting involving bean-bag round
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating an incident in which a man is seriously injured after being struck by a bean-bag round fired by police at a Toronto hospital. According to the SI...
- The SIU is investigating a police-involved incident in Toronto that causes serious injury.
- Police are called to Centenary Hospital in Toronto’s east end at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
- A man is seriously injured after being struck by a bean-bag round fired by police.
- Reports describe the bean-bag round as being fired from a police shotgun.
- The investigation is ongoing and additional details are not included in the provided summaries.
The Special Investigations Unit says police officers were called at 10:30 a.m. Sunday to Centenary Hospital in Toronto's east end.
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