News Release
SIU Initiates Investigation in London
Case Number: 18-OOD-248
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The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the hospitalization yesterday of a 21-year-old man in London.
Preliminary information suggests the following:
- At approximately 7:35 p.m. on August 22, 2018, London Police Service officers responded to a medical assistance call at a residence in the Huron Street and Adelaide Street North area.
- Upon arrival, an officer commenced CPR on the man and administered naloxone to him.
- Emergency Medical Services arrived and transported the man to hospital.
- The man remains in hospital in life-threatening condition.
At this time, two investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to 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 Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.
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