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SIU report details fatal police shooting outside Toronto Pearson Airport

The Special Investigations Unit found officers used reasonable defensive force after a man in mental distress pointed a replica pistol, firing 18 rounds in rapid succession.

  • 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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SIU clears Peel police officers of wrongdoing after man shot dead at Pearson airport

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, August 22, 2025.
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