News Release

SIU Investigating Death of Man in Huntsville

Case Number: 24-PCD-458   

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Mississauga, ON (26 October, 2024) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 52-year-old man today in Huntsville.

Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • At approximately 9 p.m. on October 25, 2024, the man contacted police and advised that he had harmed two family members inside a Huntsville residence, and that he was in possession of weapons.
  • The Ontario Provincial Police deployed a response team of crisis negotiators and the Emergency Response Team (ERT). The officers set up a perimeter around the home and were able to communicate with the man over the phone. 
  • Shortly after communication stopped, a drone was sent into the home to conduct a search of the residence. The bodies of two deceased women were located, as was the body of a deceased man.

Four investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to the case. The post-mortem is scheduled for Monday.

The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation, including video or photos, to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or online at: https://siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php

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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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES