SIU investigating after police officer shot crowd control gun at Ottawa man [Video]

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after an Ottawa police officer shot a crowd control gun at a man, 43, Tuesday in Nepean.

The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says in a news release on its website it has assigned two investigators to the case, noting that the man was not seriously injured.

The incident happened when police received a call around 10:35 a.m., reporting a man was in distress in a home located on Cornell Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they attempted to negotiate with the man, the SIU said.

During the incident, an officer fired an Anti-Riot Weapon Enfield (ARWEN), striking the man.

The man was transported to hospital “where he was cleared of any serious injury and admitted under the Mental Health Act,” reads the release.

The SIU said even though the man was not seriously injured, its mandate was invoked because the ARWEN is classified …