SIU investigates shooting death of man, 52, in Port Colborne
Posted September 4, 2022 9:23 pm.
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the shooting death of a 52-year-old man on Sunday afternoon by officers in Port Colborne.
The Special Investigations Unit says officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service were initially dispatched to an address in the area of Main Street West and Canal Bank Road at about 9 a.m. for a neighbour dispute.
It says when police arrived, a person of interest went into his apartment and barricaded himself inside.
The SIU says a negotiator with the force’s Emergency Task Unit attempted to speak to the man and at about five hours later the unit forcibly entered the residence.
“Inside the apartment, one of the officers discharged his firearm and the man was struck,” read the SIU statement. “The man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced deceased.”
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.
