News Release
SIU Investigates Death in Mono Township
Case Number: 09-OCD-237
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At 5:50 a.m. this morning, the Orangeville Police Service (OPS) reported to the SIU that on Friday, September 11, just before midnight, officers responded to a reported domestic dispute at a residence in Orangeville. A short time later, police returned to the residence after learning that a 39-year-old female occupant of the home had been shot. The OPS then went to a second residence in the Mono Township, and requested assistance from the Ontario Provincial Police. A deceased male was found in the home.
The female found in the Orangeville home was airlifted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Her injuries proved fatal.
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