Video obtained by CTV News Toronto appears to show what happened on a Markham alley Friday morning when York Regional Police shot two people, one fatally.
The video is from a doorbell camera in a subdivision near Woodbine and 16th Avenues and was posted on social media. In the video, at least two suspects initially exit a white car parked in front of the home.
A third person is later seen getting out of the car and walking towards the house. A few seconds later, they run back as white flashes are seen coming from a pickup truck parked in the driveway.
One of the suspects falls to the ground. Shortly after, someone from the white car opens the driver’s side door and comes out to check on the man lying on the ground.
Police officers, believed to be civilians, subsequently arrived in a vehicle with their weapons drawn. As the second vehicle approaches, a man believed to be an officer is seen getting out of the pickup truck and walking slowly toward the white car with a gun drawn.
As a third vehicle is seen arriving at the scene, one person in the white car appears to raise his hands. A short time later, this man exits the vehicle with his hands still raised before lying on the ground. The police then turn on him.
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which is investigating the shooting, said two officers fired their firearms during the interaction that resulted in two men being shot.
One of them was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 26-year-old man was transported to a hospital in stable condition, the SIU said.
He remains in police custody, as do two other passengers in the car, a man and a woman, who were also detained at the scene.
The SIU said one of the suspects was armed, but it was unclear if that weapon was drawn.
York Regional Police said their officers were in the area of Eyer Drive and Calvert Road after locating four individuals believed to be responsible for six home burglaries that occurred between September and November.
Charges are pending.
Meanwhile, the SIU, which is called in to investigate police conduct that may have led to death, serious injury or allegations of sexual abuse, has appointed 11 investigators to the case.
Police are asking any witnesses to the shooting or anyone with relevant information to contact the SIU at 1-800-787-8529. Anyone with information regarding the home invasion investigation is asked to contact the York Regional Police Apprehension Unit.
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