Epilepsy Toronto says the police-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a 47-year-old epileptic Ajax man "underscores the need for broader public education" about the condition.

Michael MacIsaac was shot and killed by a Durham police officer on December 2, 2013 after police say he was armed and found acting aggressively while running around naked in a neighbourhood not far from his home.

“There has been concern by the MacIsaac family that Michael may have been behaving oddly as a result of a seizure connected to a high fever and this may have led to his shooting,” Epilepsy Toronto said in a statement Wednesday.

In a Special Investigations Unit report released Tuesday night, investigators cleared the officer involved in the shooting, claiming that he had reasonable grounds to believe that “lethal force was necessary to preserve himself.”

On the day of the shooting, police say MacIsaac left his home unclothed after a dispute with his spouse and sister in-law. Witnesses told investigators they saw MacIsaac slamming car windows and hoods and police say he later threw a patio table at a woman’s front door, smashing off the legs.

Investigators claim the man came at an officer with a metal table leg and when he refused to stop and drop his weapon, the officer shot MacIsaac twice.

He was taken to Rouge Valley Hospital and later airlifted to St. Michael’s Hospital but died of his injuries the next day.

“Seizures can take many forms and often appear very different from how they are commonly assumed to be,” the Epilepsy Toronto statement read.

“There is no mention in the SIU report about what, if any, role Mr. MacIsaac’s epilepsy may have played in the events leading up to his death and if better training by police on how to recognize and respond to someone having a seizure could have prevented this tragedy.”

The organization said it has a history of working with the Toronto Police Service to educate front-line officers.

“We continue to offer our services to any police force wanting to learn more about how to recognize, respond to, and protect someone having a seizure and we are currently working with officers from other police services to develop training tools that will be available to police nationwide,” the statement read.

“If any good can come from this tragedy, we hope that it will be better police training to recognize seizures and ensure the safety of those living with epilepsy.”