News Release
SIU Appealing for Witnesses in Relation to Interactions with Man who Died near Kenora
Case Number: 18-POD-066
Other News Releases Related to Case 18-POD-066
Man’s Death in Washagamis Bay Result of Pneumonia; SIU Terminates Investigation
SIU Terminates Re-opened Kenora Investigation into Death of Man
- In the afternoon hours of February 27, 2018, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers with the Kenora detachment arrested a man at a home after receiving a complaint. The man was lodged in a cell and released that same day. The following day, the man was arrested again, this time outside the Kenora Fellowship Centre, located at 208 Water Street. He was lodged in a cell and released several hours later.
- At approximately 7 a.m. on March 5, 2018, Emergency Medical Services and OPP officers responded to the man’s residence in Washagamis Bay as a result of him being in medical distress.
- The man was transported to hospital and he was pronounced dead a short time later.
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