News Release
SIU Investigates Death near Gravenhurst
Case Number: 12-POD-164
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Mississauga (6 June, 2012) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a 57-year-old man yesterday.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) contacted the SIU and reported the following:
• At approximately 1:00 p.m. on June 5, 2012, the OPP responded to a residence on Southwood Road after receiving a call from a female;
• While speaking to the female outside of the home, officers heard a gunshot from inside;
• At approximately 9:00 p.m., officers entered the home and found a man deceased.
The SIU has assigned two investigators and one forensic investigator to probe the circumstances of this incident. A post-mortem will take place today in Toronto.
Anyone with information or who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact the lead investigator at 416-622-2293 or 1-800-787-8529 extension 2293.
If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, please call the Affected Persons Program General Referral Line at 1-877-641-1897 or click here for more information: siu.on.ca/en/apc.php
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
- publicly report the results of its investigations