The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against an Ontario Provincial Police officer in relation to the December, 2017 shooting death of 43-year-old Babak Saidi at the Morrisburg OPP detachment.
On December 23rd, 2017 at 12:26 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) notified the SIU of a fatal shooting at the Morrisburg OPP detachment. According to the OPP, the shooting occurred at approximately 12:00 p.m. after a man had attended the Morrisburg OPP detachment to sign in; he then became involved in a physical altercation with one of the OPP officers and the man was fatally shot by the officer. No further details were available at that time.
At the end of every investigation, the SIU director must decide whether a subject officer committed a criminal offence in connection with a mandated incident, and depending on the evidence, lay a criminal charge against the officer if appropriate or close the file without any charges being laid. In cases where no charges are laid, the Police Services Act prescribes that the Director reports the results of the investigation to the Attorney General. The report includes a detailed narrative and reasons for the decision.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is the civilian law enforcement agency in Ontario that investigates incidents involving police where there has been death, serious injury or an allegation of sexual assault. The Unit is independent of the police and of the government.
You can view the SIU Director's Report on the Special Investigations Unit website.
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