News Release
SIU Investigating Man’s Fatal Fall from Apartment Balcony in Mississauga
Case Number: 25-OCD-339
Witness Assistance
- Shortly after 8 p.m. on September 1, 2025, Peel Regional Police officers were dispatched to an apartment building in the area of Lakeshore Road West and Maple Avenue South to investigate a dispute.
- Upon arriving at the building, officers on the ground observed a man standing on a balcony. The man said he wanted to jump.
- Officers attempted to enter the man’s apartment unit, but this was to no avail. An officer then made his way to the balcony of another nearby apartment unit and attempted to communicate with the man.
- A short time later, the man fell from the balcony to the ground below. He was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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 (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
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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES