Man struck by bean-bag round fired by police seriously injured: SIU (opens original article in a new tab)

A man was seriously injured when police shot him with a bean-bag round at a Toronto hospital, following an alleged confrontation with a sharp-edged weapon.

• A 26-year-old man was seriously injured after being shot by police with a bean-bag round at a Toronto hospital.
• Police were called to Centenary Hospital after the man allegedly brandished a sharp-edged weapon.
• The SIU no longer investigates all cases involving less-lethal weapons due to recent provincial regulations.