Police watchdog investigating after York cops fatally shoot man in Newmarket
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 37-year-old man was fatally shot by police in Newmarket late Thursday.
According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), York Regional Police Officers were called to an apartment building on Crowder Boulevard around 10:30 p.m. for a report of a domestic disturbance.
A separate news release from York police said they received multiple calls from residents "about the sounds of screaming and a loud disturbance occurring in an apartment."
Officers found the man in a stairwell of the building, "an interaction" happened and the man was shot by an officer, the SIU said.
Paramedics responded to the building but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A woman was transported to hospital, treated for minor injuries and released, said SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette at a brief news conference outside the apartment building later Friday morning.
A post-mortem exam for the man is scheduled for Saturday. Denette said the man was not a resident of the address.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of police that may have resulted in death, serious injury, allegations of sexual assault, or the discharge of a firearm at a person.
The police watchdog is appealing for anyone who may have information, video or photos of the shooting to contact its lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529.
