News Release
SIU Investigates Deaths in Ottawa
Case Number: 10-OOD-009
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Today, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) notified the SIU that on January 7, 2010 at 4:48 a.m., OPS officers responded to a domestic dispute at 446 Cambridge Street South. Then on January 16, 2010, officers returned to the same address, after being contacted by a concerned citizen. Upon arriving at the residence, officers found the bodies of a deceased 33-year-old male, identified as Andrew Ferguson, and a deceased female, who is yet to be identified. The SIU is investigating the subsequent police response to the domestic complaint on January 7, 2010.
Postmortem examinations are being conducted today.
Investigators are appealing for anyone who may have information regarding this incident to contact the Unit at 416-622-0748 or 1-800-787-8529.
If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, 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