Northern Ont. Man Who Bought Rifle Illegally Fired at Police Before He Was Taken Down

SIU clears officers who shot man after days-long manhunt in Latchford

There are no “reasonable grounds” to believe the two OPP officers who shot a man during an armed standoff near Latchford committed a criminal offence, according to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).

Northern Ont. man who bought rifle illegally fired at police before he was taken down

An investigation by Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit details what happened after a mentally unstable man bought a rifle in Sudbury, then exchanged fire with police in Latchford before he was shot and taken into custody.

Suspect bought rifle in northern Ontario before Latchford manhunt

Director says each officer behaved reasonably when they chose to meet a lethal threat with a resort to lethal force of their own