A Toronto police officer has been charged with careless use of a firearm after he allegedly shot at a man but missed, striking a construction shed.

In a news release Wednesday, Toronto police announced the charge against Const. Jason Levesque, an officer with 11 years with the service who is currently assigned to downtown’s 51 Division.

According to police, Levesque was working with his partner on the evening of Nov. 15, 2017 when they were called to investigate an alarm at Queens Quay E. and Yonge St.

The officers were told two men were in a nearby construction site. When they arrived, the officers went on the site to conduct a search, according to the police summary. During that search, Levesque allegedly fired his gun at a man, but hit a construction shed.

The charge against Levesque came as a result of an internal investigation by the Toronto police professional standards unit.

He is due in court on April 4.

Wendy Gillis can be reached at wgillis@thestar.ca