Man dead after being shot by police in downtown Windsor

A man has died after he was shot by police on Goyeau Street in downtown Windsor Friday morning, according to Ontario's Special Investigations Unit.

Const. Bianca Jackson, a spokesperson for Windsor Police Service (WPS), said officers were called to the area of Goyeau Street near Tuscarora Street around 10:30 a.m. for reports of a person with a weapon.

"When officers arrived they encountered a male with a weapon and subsequently this male was shot," Jackson told reporters near the scene.

"He was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries."

In an update on X, formerly Twitter, Friday afternoon, the Special Investigations Unit said the man had died. He was 57 years old, according to the SIU.

The SIU, which investigates incidents in which police kill, seriously injure or discharge a firearm at a person, says investigators are on their way to the scene.

Five investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to the case, the SIU said in a news release Friday evening.

Jackson said a WPS officer "sustained a minor injury and he's getting that checked out," at the hospital.

She described the officer's injury as "a minor cut."

According to Jackson, the injured officer was the one involved in the shooting.

No one else was injured, she said.

Jackson said "there were a couple different locations that the suspect was seen beforehand," but she would not say whether the shooting happened inside a Beer Store at the scene or outside.

"This is all part of the investigation, so as it unfolds, we'll be able to confirm these details," she said.

The union representing Beer Store employees says none of their members were physically harmed.

It was also unclear what kind of weapon the man had. Jackson said this will form part of the investigation.

Several streets in the area have been shut down for the investigation and Jackson said these would remain closed for an unknown amount of time.

"Investigations like these do take a lot of time, a lot of resources, and we expect that we will be out here for an unknown amount of time at this point," she said.

'It's scary,' resident says

Windsor resident Maude Barber said she was in the area shopping where she heard "all this commotion."

"I think it's just scary, it's scary. You hear of it in different cities and now that it's here in my neighbourhood, and I come shopping here all the time," it scares me, Barber told CBC News.

"It puts shivers down [my spine]. I'm speechless."

Sherry Brake did not witness the shooting but arrived at the scene shortly after and saw two police officers carrying out life-saving measures on the man.

"It's quite concerning. I'm a mother of two 30-year-olds and it's scary to think that my kids can just be downtown just going to get a coffee or going to the grocery store and can either witness this or even be a part of something like this," she said.

"My children won't even let me leave the house after dark anymore, they're concerned about my safety also."

Police say there is no risk to public safety but they are asking people to avoid the area.