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SIU report details fatal police shooting outside Toronto Pearson Airport
The Special Investigations Unit found 18 shots fired by Peel Police were justified as officers faced an imminent threat from a man holding a realistic replica firearm.
- Two Peel Regional Police officers fatally shot a 30-year-old man at Toronto Pearson Airport in April after he pointed an air pistol at them.
- The man was in mental distress and refusing to board a flight to attend a treatment program when police were called.
- The Special Investigations Unit cleared the officers of wrongdoing, finding they acted in reasonable self-defense believing the weapon was real.
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‘He pulled a f------ gun on me’: SIU report details fatal police shooting outside Pearson airport
The province’s police watchdog is not laying charges against two Peel police officers who shot and killed a 30-year-old man outside Toronto Pearson International Airport in April.
·Toronto, Canada
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SIU clears Peel police officers of wrongdoing after man shot dead at Pearson airport
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Total News Sources20
Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Left
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources lean Left
58% Left
L 58%
C 33%
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