Officer Cleared After Man Shot with Anti-Riot Weapon in Midland

Officer cleared after man shot with anti-riot weapon in Midland

Special Investigations Unit report concludes 'use of the less-lethal firearm made sense' in September 2025 incident

Officer cleared of wrongdoing after firing anti-riot weapon at suspect: SIU

The Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) director says it's found no reasonable grounds to believe an OPP officer committed a criminal offence in connection with firing an anti-riot weapon at a man in Midland on September 29. That day, at 1:47 p.m., Southern Georgian Bay OPP officers were dispatched to a disturbance at a shelter on Elizabeth Street. According to the director's report, 911 calls had warned about a man wielding a knife and …