Toronto police had no choice but to shoot suspect in raid that killed officer: SIU
TORONTO - Ontario's police watchdog report reveals that Toronto police had no choice but to shoot and kill a suspect during a raid in June that resulted in the death of Const. Marc Pinizzotto. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) released a report detailing the exchange of gunfire, which saw Pinizzotto and another officer return fire after the suspect opened fire multiple times during the June 11 apartment raid.
SIU Director Joseph Martino confirmed that the officers clearly believed their lives were in danger and cleared them of any wrongdoing in the incident. Const. Pinizzotto was fatally shot on the fourth floor of an apartment building at Martha Eaton Way, where police were conducting a raid into multiple shootings, including an attack on the U.S. consulate in March.
The 19-year-old suspect, Nicholas Bennett, who was shot multiple times during the exchange, has been charged with first-degree murder in relation to Const. Pinizzotto's death.
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