News Release
SIU Investigating Death of Man in Toronto
Case Number: 21-TCD-103
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The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 56-year-old man this morning in Toronto.
Preliminary information suggests the following:
- At approximately 1 a.m. on April 5, 2021, The Toronto Police Service attended an apartment unit on Sherbourne Street, near Dundas Street East, to execute a search warrant.
- Soon after officers entered the unit, the man went into medical distress.
- EMS transported the man to hospital, where he passed away at 2:44 a.m.
Four investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to the case. The post-mortem is anticipated to take place tomorrow.
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