SIU investigating man shot by police in Long Branch. Photo courtesy CP24.
A local man is recuperating in hospital after being shot by police during an interaction in Long Branch.
Police said they were responding to reports of a man wielding a hatchet or an axe shortly after 5 p.m. on December 3, on Lake Shore Blvd. W., near Twenty Fourth St., close to a 7-Eleven store.
The man was located by police and shots were fired.
It is not known at this time why the officer, or officers, discharged their firearm.
“It is believed that an officer discharged their firearm,” according to a police tweet.
The man, who has not been identified, was transported to a nearby hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has been called to investigate since police were involved. They are called for cases involving police in a death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
Traffic in the area has been affected with Lake shore Blvd. W., being shut between Twenty First Street and Twenty Six Street.