The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has been called in to investigate the shooting death of a man near the Junction Triangle on Monday, Feb. 20.
According to the SIU, Toronto police reported that at approximately 10:40 a.m. they were investigating a man on Campbell Avenue (near Lansdowne Avenue and Dupont Street).During a confrontation between police and the man, the man was shot.He was transported to St. Michael's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.The SIU - an arm's length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault - has assigned five investigators and three forensic investigators to probe the circumstances of the shooting. Anyone who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact the lead investigator at 416-622-2038 or 1-800-787-8529 ext. 2038.