BRANTFORD,  ONT-Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after two Brantford Police Service officers discharged Anti-Riot Weapon Enfields (ARWEN) at  an armed 34-year-old man in Brantford April 13th. The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU)  invoked its mandate to investigate an incident in Brantford that involved two officers firing anti-riot weapons at an armed man  during a police investigation into  a domestic dispute Wednesday April 12.  The release says Brantford Police Service received a call about a domestic dispute around 5:20 p.m. According to the SIU, the 34-year-old man involved was found with a knife on Sheridan Street. Two officers both shot Anti-Riot Weapon Enfields (ARWEN) at the man and a third officer fired a Conducted Energy Weapon. The release says the man was arrested and taken to hospital, though he did not sustain

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