The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating the death of a 26-year-old man following a police interaction in North York in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A statement issued Sunday said at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday night, Toronto police officers were called to a residence near Finch Avenue East and Leslie Street for a man with a knife who was allegedly making threats and was “in mental distress.” .
The SIU said officers then arrested the man.
They say officers provided “medical care” until paramedics arrived. The man was taken to hospital and pronounced dead shortly after midnight.
Three investigators and a medical examiner have been assigned to the case.
title: “The Siu Is Investigating The Death Of A Toronto Man "
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date: “2022-12-11”
author: “Hazel Gustafson”
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating the death of a 26-year-old man following a police interaction in North York in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A statement issued Sunday said at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday night, Toronto police officers were called to a residence near Finch Avenue East and Leslie Street for a man with a knife who was allegedly making threats and was “in mental distress.” .
The SIU said officers then arrested the man.
They say officers provided “medical care” until paramedics arrived. The man was taken to hospital and pronounced dead shortly after midnight.
Three investigators and a medical examiner have been assigned to the case.
