Ottawa Police Officer Under Investigation After Shooting Anti-Riot Weapon at Man in Distress

Ottawa Police Officer Under Investigation After Shooting Anti-Riot Weapon at Man in Distress
An Ottawa Police Service patch is seen in Ottawa on Sept. 29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says it has started an investigation after an Ottawa Police Service officer used an anti-riot weapon on a man deemed to be in distress.

The 43-year-old man was not seriously injured, the SIU said in a Dec. 27 news release.