Two undercover police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing after firing 45 bullets from their guns when faced with two armed suspects in Markham, Ont., killing one and seriously injuring another.
The incident took place on the morning of Nov. 25, 2022 on Eyer Drive, near Woodbine and 16th avenues.
According to Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit , which investigates all incidents of death, injury or sexual assault involving the police, the two officers had been following the suspects in relation to a series of home invasions that took place in the area between September and November.One of the occupants got out of the vehicle and approached the truck the officers were driving, shouting and demanding to know who they were.
“The officer yelled “gun,” ordered to drop the weapon, and then began to fire his handgun numerous times through the driver’s window,” othe civilian agency said.Both suspects fled towards their vehicle. One of them, the SIU said, was hit in the head by a bullet and killed.The other made it to the front passenger seat after being hit multiple times by gunshots to his body.
The SIU said both officers had emptied their magazines. One of the two cops reloaded his weapon and continued to fire, believing the second suspect to be reaching into the backseat for another weapon.A third civilian witness was also taken into custody at the scene. They were unharmed during the exchange of gunfire.
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