Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a violent altercation between Toronto police officers and a 28-year-old man. According to the Special Investigations Unit, police were called by paramedics to a condo at Yonge Street and Merton Street, just north of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, at 8:30 p.m. to assist them with a man in "mental distress." Per the SIU release, police found the man in the hallway with a knife and he "approached an officer and began stabbing." At that point, the SIU says, the second officer fired his gun once, striking the man in the hallway. A spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service said he couldn't say more as the SIU has taken over the investigation.

Source: CBC News May 23, 2021 12:43 UTC