custody_injury · 2026-Q1
Special Investigations Unit (Ontario) · SIU case 26-OCI-006
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The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the complainant and police eyewitnesses, and video footage that captured the incident in part, gives rise to the following scenario. The subject officer did not agree to an interview with the SIU or the release of their notes, as was their legal right. In the early morning of Q1 2026, OPS officers were on the lookout for a Hyundai Elantra following a call to police from a woman. The woman had called to report that a family member — the complainant — had left their residence in the vehicle. The complainant was of unsound mind and experiencing suicidal ideation. A witness officer located the vehicle and attempted to pull it over. The complainant refused to stop and increased their speed. Two additional witness officers, driving separate cruisers, joined the first. The three officers decided to attempt a rolling block of the Elantra. At around 12:40 a.m., the officers positioned their cruisers around the Elantra and brought it to a stop on the west shoulder of a road in Ottawa. The officers exited their cruisers and attempted to engage with the complainant. The complainant had a knife that they occasionally held at their neck and abdomen. The officers recognized that the complainant was only a risk to themselves and put their firearms away. The complainant was upset and asked the officers to kill them. They spoke of being infected with spores and fungi. As time passed, the complainant became less responsive to the officers' overtures. A team of OPS tactical officers arrived on scene and surrounded the Elantra. Among them was a trained negotiator who also attempted to bring the standoff to a peaceful resolution. The complainant could not be persuaded to let go of the knife and exit the vehicle. A plan was agreed upon whereby the tactical officers would move in to take the complainant into custody when and if the complainant placed the knife away from their person. At around 4:00 a.m., the subject officer gave the signal to move in after the complainant had placed the knife on the front passenger seat. Tactical officers smashed the front door windows and discharged CEWs at the complainant and OC spray into the vehicle. The complainant retrieved the knife and suffered a stab wound to the abdomen. The officers took possession of the knife and removed the complainant from the Elantra. The complainant was transported to hospital by paramedics and treated for a four-centimetre laceration to the abdomen.
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