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SIU Clears Toronto Officers in Fatal Shooting of 16-Year-Old

SIU ruled that officers acted in self-defence based on video evidence showing the teen fired first

Overview

  • The Special Investigations Unit found no reasonable grounds to charge the two officers involved in the April 20 North York traffic stop
  • Investigators recorded 24 to 27 rounds fired by police during the roughly 10-second exchange after the teen produced and fired a semi-automatic pistol
  • An autopsy determined the 16-year-old sustained nine gunshot wounds, including four to the back of the head
  • Both officers declined SIU interviews and withheld notes as legally permitted, and the Toronto Police Service professional standards probe remains under way
  • The case continues to fuel public scrutiny over police use of force in incidents involving minors and broader debates on accountability and gun violence