Officers involved in fatal shooting of Hamilton man used reasonable force: SIU [Video]

Ontario’s police watchdog says two Hamilton officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man in an apartment building last year used reasonable force in the face of what they believed was an imminent threat of serious harm or death.

The director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, says he has determined there are no reasonable grounds to believe the officers who opened fire on a 43-year-old man on Nov. 10 committed a criminal offence.

The man’s family has identified him as Erixon Kabera, a father of three who they said dedicated his life to his family and community.

When it initially announced its investigation last year, the SIU said Hamilton police were responding to reports of a man “acting in a threatening manner” and there was an “exchange of gunfire” with police.

The agency later said it did not appear the man had discharged a firearm before he …