The province’s police watchdog is investigating after an officer discharged a firearm during a traffic stop in Brampton early Wednesday morning. The incident occurred near Bramalea and Kensington roads, near Queen Street East, at around 1:45 a.m. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said an officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop when a male passenger fled on foot and the officer gave chase. “There was an interaction, and the officer discharged his firearm in the direction of the man two times. The man was not struck,” the SIU said in a news release issued Wednesday. The 29-year-old man continued to flee but was arrested a short time later, the SIU said. While the man was not injured, the SIU has invoked its mandate due to the fact that the officer discharged their weapon. Three investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to the case, the SIU said.
