The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has cleared York Regional Police officers of any wrongdoing after a 17-year-old male was injured during his arrest following a carjacking in Thornhill.

The incident occurred when police in York Region were called at midnight on June 13, for a carjacking in the parking lot of a plaza in the Highway 7 East and Times Avenue area.

Investigators say three people were getting into a car when two men approached them, produced a firearm and demanded the keys.

Police say with the help of the Air Support Unit, both vehicles were located. After a brief pursuit, the suspects fled on foot after their car stopped on Lynnbrook Drive in Toronto.

At the time of his arrest, the 17-year-old was tackled by officers and later diagnosed with a broken jaw.

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