The Ontario police watchdog is investigating after a shooting in Scarborough on Saturday afternoon.

Shortly after noon, officers in several unmarked vehicles conducted a takedown of a red pickup truck on McCowan Road, south of Town Centre Court. The vehicle was being operated by a 37-year-old man who was a person of interest, according to the Special Investigations Unit.

The unit said its initial report shows multiple officers shot at the man after an interaction and struck him multiple times.

Before the investigation began, police tweeted at 12:43 p.m. that they closed the intersection of McCowan Road and Town Centre Court and arrested a man with injuries.

They tweeted again just before 1:30 p.m., stating that the Special Investigations Unit “invoked mandate” and began an investigation. By law, once the SIU begins an investigation, police can’t comment on the incident, the tweet says.

The SIU is asking anyone with information about the incident to get in touch.

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

With files from The Canadian Press

Margaryta Ignatenko is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @MargarytaIgnat1

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