News Release
Man in Kitchener Took Own Life; No Criminal Charges Warranted
Case Number: 17-OCD-068
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In April of 2017, Waterloo Regional Police Service officers attended the residence of a 69-year-old man upon being notified by another individual that the man was inside the residence with an extensive collection of firearms and was suffering from paranoia. When officers finally entered the residence, they found the man deceased. The cause of death was determined to be suicide, with the mechanism being penetrating wounds to the chest by knife and arrow. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against any officer in relation to the man’s death.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=3125
The Director’s Report was delivered to the Attorney General, as is required by law under the Police Services Act. The Attorney General has directed that the document be posted online.
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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