News Release

The Deputy Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Stacey O’Brien, has terminated an investigation into the death of a 34-year-old man in Mississauga. As Peel Regional Police were at the scene at the time of the man’s death, the SIU was notified and initiated an investigation.

On July 29, 2026, officers were dispatched to a condo in the area of Hurontario Street and Eglinton Avenue West, following a call to police from a woman indicating her boyfriend had assaulted her. In an attempt to arrest the man and check on his wellbeing, officers knocked on the door and identified themselves as police officers. There was no response. Officers obtained the key and entered the unit, seeing no one in plain view. Officers called out the man’s name and announced their presence. After they opened a closed door within the unit, an officer saw the man on the balcony. He had positioned a chair near the balcony railing and was seen climbing onto it. As the officer crossed the room towards the sliding glass door, he called out to the man to stop him. As the officer opened the sliding glass door to the balcony, the man stepped onto the railing and jumped from the balcony. Due to the rapid progression of events, there was no reasonable opportunity to intervene or prevent the outcome. On this record, it was evident that the police officers did nothing that could conceivably attract criminal liability in connection with the unfortunate death of the man.