A man suffered life-threatening injuries after an officer allegedly shot at his vehicle during a drug investigation in Mississauga on Tuesday evening, Peel police say.

Police were investigating a person in a vehicle for “drug activity” near Southampton Drive and Eglinton Avenue West at around 7:30 p.m., Const. Sarah Patten said. She alleges the suspect began driving the vehicle toward the officers before several rounds were fired at the car. The car then rolled into and hit the garage of a town home.

Patten said at least one of the gunshots hit the victim, adding that he was alone in the car.

The man, who police said is in his late 20s, was rushed to hospital.

The Special Investigations Unit is involved. The SIU is a provincial agency that investigates incidents involving police in which a person is killed, seriously injured or there are accusations of sexual assault.

David Venn is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @davidvenn_

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