The police officer who fatally shot Ejaz Choudry, a 62-year-old man suffering from a mental health crisis, has refused to speak with Ontario's police watchdog about his actions last month. The Choudry family's lawyer said it's "troubling but not surprising" that the officer won't speak with the SIU. The officer's refusal marks the third case to come to light in recent weeks in which subject officers have chosen not to speak with the watchdog. Debate about officers' rightsIn SIU investigations, subject officers are treated essentially the same as suspects in a criminal investigation. Choudry told family members he wanted to kill himself, according to Choudhary, but no mobile crisis unit was deployed to the home.

Source: CBC News July 23, 2020 19:35 UTC