News Release
SIU Investigating Death of Man in Mississauga
Case Number: 19-OCD-206
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No Basis to Charge Officer in Relation to Man’s Self-Inflicted Death in Mississauga
- At approximately 10 a.m. on August 25, 2019, Peel Regional Police (PRP) officers were dispatched to a residence on Edgeleigh Avenue in regards to a domestic situation.
- Prior to the arrival of police, a 27-year-old man left the residence.
- With the help of the canine unit, officers located the man in the backyard of a residence on Ogden Avenue.
- While officers were present, the man sustained a gunshot wound and was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead. No officer discharged a firearm.
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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