Man shot by police after stabbing woman at Markham condo: SIU
Posted June 11, 2025 7:03 am.
Last Updated June 16, 2025 4:11 pm.
The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot by responding officers in Markham following an alleged attack and stabbing of a woman early on Wednesday morning.
York Regional Police (YRP) said officers were called to a condominium in the Buchanan Drive area near Hwy. 7 and Birchmount Road just after 4:30 a.m. for a welfare check.
Officers arrived on the scene and located a man “actively attacking” a woman. Police said the man was shot and transported to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.
The female victim was also rushed to a trauma centre with critical injuries sustained in the alleged assault. The woman is now in stable condition.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU), now probing the case, said the man stabbed the woman.
The SIU noted that a tenant in the condo building heard a commotion and phoned 911 around 4:45 a.m. There was no one else inside the unit when police arrived.
The province’s police watchdog is focused on the interaction between the man and YRP officers. There was only one bullet believed to have been fired by police inside the unit, the SIU added.
The SIU is an independent civilian agency that probes incidents where people died or were seriously injured. Investigators also review incidents where sexual assault has been alleged or a firearm was discharged at a person.
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story indicated that York police were treating the incident as domestic violence. They have since clarified the incident is not being treated as domestic violence.
