Man dead after being shot by Toronto police at GO station, SIU called in

TORONTO — Police in Toronto say they’ve called in Ontario’s police watchdog to investigate after a man was shot early this morning at a train station.

Police say officers received a report of an armed person at the Danforth GO Station just after 1 a.m.

They say officers located the man at the station who was then shot by police.

The force has called in the Special Investigations Unit to look into the incident.

The man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where the SIU says he later died.

The SIU is an independent agency that investigates the conduct of police officers that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault or the discharge of a firearm at a person.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 6, 2025.

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