The province's Special Investigation Unit is investigating after Windsor police shot and killed a 33-year-old man downtown.
It happened around 8am just outside the McDonald's in the alley on Dufferin Ave. south of Wyandotte St.
A witness reports that a man was carrying a butcher block with some knives in it and was told by police to stop.
He didn't and instead pulled out a knife, moving to attack one of the officers.
The witness was crying and trembling and tells AM800 News that's when the man was tasered by the officer but that didn't work and the man was shot by another officer.
"Police told him to stop and he didn't," she says. "He took out a knife from the butcher block and went to attack the officers. They pulled out their tasers and that didn't work so the other officer shot him."
This witness says the shooting happened 20 ft. away from her.
"It scared the shit out of me. I'm sorry for swearing but its true. All I'm seeing is it just replaying in my mind."
Police at Wyandotte and Goyeau. March 21, 2018 (Photo by AM800's Teresinha Medeiros)
SIU Spokesperson Monica Hudon says six investigators and four forensic investigators are being sent to Windsor to determine what happened.
She says the SIU is looking to speak to any witnesses.
SIU Spokesperson Monica Hudon says they are looking for the public's help.
Windsor Police have also issued a brief statement — Deputy Chief Vince says the involved adult male was transported to hospital with life threatening injuries, saying "he later succumbed to his injuries. The male's next of kin has been notified. Two officers were brought to the hospital for treatment of non life threatening injuries"
Windsor Police Service Deputy Chief Vince Power issues a brief statement on police fatally shooting a man, March 21, 2018, WPS Headquarters (by AM800's Peter Langille)
Deputy Power explained that because the province's Special Investigations Unit is now in charge of the investigation, that is who will provide all future information.
Anyone who may have details on the incident should contact the SIU lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529.
The SIU is particularly interested in hearing from anyone who has video evidence of what occurred.
— with files from AM800's Peter Langille