TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog says a 16-year-old boy shot by Toronto police during a traffic stop has died in hospital.
The Special Investigations Unit says the teen is from Toronto but did not release his name. It initially referred to him as a man.
The SIU says police stopped a car near Sheppard Avenue and Bathurst Street around 11 p.m. on Sunday night for a traffic infraction.
The SIU says police shot the boy in an "exchange of gunfire," but offered no further details about how the situation escalated.
They say two officers fired their guns.
The SIU says there were six people in the vehicle, including the teen shot by police, and what's believed to be a firearm was recovered from the scene.
Police had previously said no officers were injured.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 22, 2025.
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