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SIU Clears Toronto Police Officers Who Shot Man With Schizophrenia Holding A Knife 3 Times.

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Aug 13, 2021, 10:42:44 PM8/13/21
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SIU clears Toronto police officers who shot man with schizophrenia

Director calls firing gun through closed door with officer on other side a 'calculated risk'

Adam Carter · CBC News · Posted: Aug 12, 2021 12:15 PM ET | Last Updated: August 12

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has cleared two police officers of any wrongdoing after they shot a man at this downtown apartment building in April. (Paul Smith/CBC)

A report from the provincial police watchdog released Thursday shows the situation boiled over after police weren't available to take the man to hospital when he requested to go there, a specialized mental health team was not called in, and an officer kicked at the man's door after police were warned he might have a knife, and should be considered aggressive.

https://www.cp24.com/news/man-two-officers-in-hospital-after-police-involved-shooting-in-toronto-siu-investigating-1.5385475?cache=%3FclipId%3D104056%3FclipId%3D68597 incident happened at 275 Shuter St.

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/man-two-officers-in-hospital-after-police-involved-shooting-in-toronto-1.5385480 apparently another tenant was involved in a incident with the responding police on the stairwell before the shooting of the victim with a knife.
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