Male in critical condition after being shot by police during North York traffic stop: SIU
Posted April 20, 2025 11:53 pm.
Last Updated April 21, 2025 7:10 pm.
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a male was critically injured in a Toronto police-involved shooting during a traffic stop in North York.
Authorities say the incident happened in the Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West area just before 11 p.m. on Sunday.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) say the vehicle was pulled over for not having a front license plate and there were a total six males in the vehicle at the time of the shooting.
Toronto police have told the SIU that there was an exchange of gunfire between the officers and the occupants of the vehicle, but the SIU has not been able to confirm as it is still early in the investigation.
It resulted in a least one male being hit by gunfire. He has yet to be identified and remains in hospital with critical injuries.
The vehicle involved was “littered with bullet holes.”
A spokesperson for the SIU have not confirmed the ages of males in the vehicle, but they are aware of reports of youths potentially being involved.
The officers were unharmed in the incident.
In a news release, an SIU spokesperson said two subject officials and two witness officials were designated to the case.
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.
Toronto police are also running a parallel criminal investigation and have asked for a search warrant for the vehicle.
