Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after a man was shot by an OPP officer in Etobicoke on Wednesday.

According to a news release from the SIU, OPP officers tried to stop a Mercedes-Benz sedan at around 1:45 p.m. near Berry Road and Cloverhill Road, near Park Lawn Road and The Queensway. The SIU said the 26-year-old man behind the wheel of the sedan was wanted for an outstanding warrant.

An OPP officer fired multiple shots at the sedan when the man drove towards a police cruiser, according to the SIU. The suspect was struck and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.

TY Tom Yun is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @thetomyun

Read more about: