Family wants inquiry as Mississauga man killed in police shooting

The family of a man who died in a police shooting in Mississauga wants a public inquiry.

Peel Police officers were called to a Mississauga apartment building around 5 p.m. Saturday for a man in crisis.

According to police, officers believed the man had access to weapons and entered the home when he stopped communicating with them.

They say there was an “interaction” where police fired a stun gun, plastic bullets and a gun.

62-year-old Ejaz Choudry was killed.

A group of protesters occupied the intersection around the apartment building, near Morningstar Dr. and Goreway Dr. on Sunday.

His family say he was suffering from a schizophrenic episode but didn’t pose a threat to anyone but himself.

They say they don’t trust the police watchdog to conduct the investigation.

Protests continue this morning to demand justice for 62 year old Ejaz Choudry who was killed by Peel Police Saturday night. Police believed he had weapons – family says he was having a schizophrenic episode. Details on @CHCHNews @morninglive pic.twitter.com/USe3I7Aoyf

— Sylvie Lendvay (@sylvie_lendvay) June 22, 2020

The Special Investigations Unit says it has identified one officer as its subject.

There are nine others who witnessed the shooting.

The SIU said it recovered a police-issued firearm, a riot gun and a stun gun at the scene.