Man wanted by police seriously injured after takedown, SIU calls for witnesses
Posted August 29, 2024 3:55 pm.
Last Updated August 29, 2024 7:54 pm.
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is calling for witnesses following the arrest of a 28-year-old man in Toronto this past weekend.
Investigators say shortly after 11:15 p.m. on Aug. 24, officers spotted a man who fit the description of a motorcyclist who was wanted by police.
When officers approached the man near Yonge-Dundas Square, the SIU says he began to flee but was captured a short time later in the southwest corner of the Square.
The SIU says the man complained of pain and was transported to a hospital where he was then treated for a serious injury. He has since been released and is no longer in custody.
Toronto Police tell CityNews the man in question is not the suspect they are still searching for who allegedly struck an officer with his motorcycle.
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 three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case.
Editor’s note: This is a corrected story. An earlier version indicated that the suspect arrested was the person police have been looking for who allegedly struck an officer using his motorcycle.
