SIU clears 2 Ottawa police officers for fatal shooting of man in ByWard Market

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In a tweet shortly after the incident, Ottawa police said officers were called to the scene around 2 p.m. for a man with a knife near Sussex Drive and St. Patrick Street.

Ontario's police watchdog cleared two Ottawa police officers for the fatal shooting of a 56-year-old man in the ByWard Market in June.Ontario's police watchdog cleared two Ottawa police officers for the fatal June shooting of a 56-year-old man in the ByWard Market.

SIU investigators collected evidence from the scene, materials from police and interviews with seven civilian witnesses to reconstruct what happened. One officer, pointing his firearm at the man, directed him to drop his knife, while another officer holstered his firearm and drew his stun gun, the SIU said.

 

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