News Release
No Charges to Issue in Relation to Death of Man in Toronto
Case Number: 20-TCD-063
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SIU Investigating Interaction in Etobicoke Preceding Man’s Death
On March 21, 2020, a 39-year-old man passed away following the attendance of paramedics, firefighters and police officers at his Toronto home in response to a medical call for service. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to believe that any Toronto Police Service officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man’s death.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.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