Man Shot and Killed by Ottawa Police (Feb. 25, 2018)

A man was shot and killed by officers of the Ottawa Police Service late Sunday evening, February 25, 2018. According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the agency that examines cases of police harm to civilians in Ontario, the man was fatally shot near a grocery store west of the city’s downtown. At least five Ottawa Police Service vehicles were reported seen in the parking lot of the Metro grocery store at the intersection of Wellington Street West and Carleton Avenue. The SIU confirmed near 10 PM that someone had been killed in an interaction with police. People in the area reported hearing three gunshots. It has also been reported that there was a stabbing, or stabbings, as the grocery store. No further details have yet been provided.