SIU releases identity of man with machete shot by police in downtown Windsor
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has released the identity of the man who was shot and killed by a Windsor police officer.
The SIU said in an update Allan Andkilde, 70, died in hospital following the incident on Monday.
Police responded to a weapons call around 2:30 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Wyandotte Street East and Ouellette Avenue where a man was wielding a machete and threatening people.
According to reports, there was an interaction between the man and police when one officer deployed a taser and another shot him.
Paramedics took Andkilde to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. A post-mortem exam is scheduled for Wednesday.
Six investigators have been assigned to the case. One subject official along with five witness officials have also been assigned, the SIU says.
The SIU probe is expected to determine if officers followed protocol.
Former OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis says the criminal code states police can use lethal force when justified.
“When they are in fear of their life or grievous bodily harm or that they’re in fear that a member of the public or someone else is going to be harmed severely or killed," says Lewis. "And so when they arrive at a scene and someone is trying to attack someone with a knife or a gun, or in this case machete, they have the right to use deadly force to stop that.”
He says the SIU investigation will likely continue for months.
With files from CTV Windsor's Melanie Borrelli.
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