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News Release

UPDATE: SIU Releases Name of Chatham-Kent Man who Died

Case Number: 17-OCD-190   

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Mississauga, ON (27 July, 2017) ---
In accordance with the Special Investigations Unit’s name release policy, investigators have released the name of a man whose death is the focus of an investigation in Chatham-Kent.

52-year-old Shawn Davis has been identified as the man who was pronounced dead inside a home in the St. Clair Street and McNaughton Avenue area on July 26, 2017.   

The SIU is continuing to examine the circumstances surrounding Mr. Davis’s death.

Four investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to investigate this incident.

The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. 

The SIU’s name release policy outlines when the Unit will release the name of an individual in an SIU investigation.  The policy can be found on the SIU Web site: https://www.siu.on.ca/en/name_release_policy.php

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

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