17-year-old boy shot by police officer in North York, SIU investigating
Posted March 23, 2025 4:01 pm.
Last Updated March 24, 2025 5:26 am.
Ontario’s police watchdog has launched an investigation after a 17-year-old boy was shot and injured by a Toronto police constable in North York on Sunday afternoon.
According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), officers located the teen in a vehicle near Islington Avenue and Satterly Road, just after 3:00 p.m. and attempted to arrest him as part of an ongoing investigation by the Gun and Gang Task Force.
“There was an interaction involving the male and Toronto Police Service officers,” the SIU wrote in a statement. “One officer discharged a single shot from their firearm at the male. The male was struck and taken to hospital where he remains in non-life-threatening condition.”
Authorities say there were three other people in the car during the take down who were also arrested at the scene. No other details were provided.
“Toronto Police Service is currently trying to get a warrant to enter the vehicle, and there will be, I presume, more evidence that will be obtained from that vehicle, and that will further shed light on what occurred,” SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette told reporters on Sunday.
“The focus of the SIU investigation is any criminality involving the police officer who discharged her firearm and injured the individual,” she added.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of police, among other officials, that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.
The agency says it has assigned six investigators to the case, including three forensic experts.
