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Ontario police watchdog investigating after Windsor officers fatally shoot man
A 40-year-old man allegedly armed with a knife was shot by Windsor police after a convenience store robbery; five investigators from Ontario's SIU are examining the case.
- The SIU reported Wednesday night that a 40-year-old man in Windsor, Ontario, died after police shot him following an alleged robbery, with the report first published March 19, 2026.
- Shortly after 6 p.m., Windsor Police Service responded to a convenience store robbery on Sandwich Street and located the suspect near Rankin Avenue and Wyandotte Street.
- During the interaction, conducted energy weapons were used and two officers discharged firearms before the man was taken to hospital, the SIU said.
- The SIU has assigned a five-person investigative team; the 40-year-old man was pronounced dead in hospital around 9:30 p.m.
- The SIU urged witnesses to submit evidence by contacting 1-800-787-8529 or online at https://siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php, as part of its mandate to investigate police-related incidents.
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Ontario police watchdog investigating after Windsor officers fatally shoot man – 105.9 The Region
Ontario’s police watchdog says a man in Windsor is dead after police shot him following an alleged armed robbery Wednesday night. The Special Investigations Unit says initial reports allege the 40-year-old man was armed with a knife and had robbed a convenience store on Sandwich Street. The SIU says police later found the man in the area of Rankin Avenue and Wyandotte Street, and there was an “interaction” where police deployed energy weapons, a…
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