News Release
SIU Investigating Death of Man in Ottawa
Case Number: 21-OCD-216
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The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating the death of a 35-year-old man who had an earlier interaction with members of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS).
On July 13, 2021, shortly before 6:00am, OPS received a call about a deceased man in the area of 4409 Innes Road. The SIU is in the process of verifying the information at this stage.
The SIU is asking anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also asking anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.
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
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