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One person was fatally shot by a Toronto Police officer Saturday afternoon in North York following what authorities say was an “interaction” with the individual.
Police said in a social media update that reports were called in at approximately 1:25 p.m. for a person in a damaged vehicle driving erratically in the Wilson and King High Aves. area, near Hwy. 401 and Allen Rd.
According to police, the driver of the vehicle was involved in a collision and the individual attempted to flee the scene.
Cops then arrived and, “as a result of the interaction with the suspect, an officer discharged their firearm,” police said.
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The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, adding no officers were injured during the incident.
No further details of the shooting were released by police.
Typically, the Special Investigations Unit, the province’s police watchdog, will invoke their mandate and take over the investigation whenever an officer discharges a firearm at a person, an injury is suffered by an individual, or a death has occurred.
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