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custody_death · 2020-Q4
A person died while in custody at a correctional facility in the region.
custody_death · 2020-Q4
An individual died from complications of acute fentanyl toxicity at a hospital in late 2020.
custody_death · 2021-Q3
An individual died by hanging at a detention centre in Ottawa on a date in 2021.
custody_death · 2021-Q3
An individual died from complications of Type 1 Hypersensitivity Reaction with a contributing factor of acute ethanol toxicity at a correctional centre in mid-2021.
firearm_death · 2016-Q4
A man died from gunshot wounds in a city. The coroner's inquest made recommendations to the police service and other organizations to improve public safety and prevent similar deaths.
custody_death · 2018-Q4
A person died from acute toxic effects of fentanyl and cocaine at a detention centre. The coroner's inquest made recommendations to the Ministry of the Solicitor General and the detention centre to improve the care and safety of persons in custody.
custody_death · 2015-Q2
Inquest into the death of the affected person, who died at a regional health centre in June 2015.
custody_transport_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person and police witnesses, and video footage that captured the incident in part, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, neither subject officer agreed to an interview with the SIU. They did authorize the release of their notes. In the evening of early 2026, the subject officers were on patrol operating a marked cruiser. At about 9:41 p.m., the officers began to follow a vehicle for failing to stop at a red light before making a right turn onto a street and heading south. The vehicle quickly turned left into an apartment complex and then left again onto a ramp to the underground parking for a building situated in the area. The cruiser, its emergency lights activated while stopped behind the vehicle, followed the vehicle as the entry gate rose and the garage door opened. The affected person was driving the vehicle. He continued down a lane between rows of parking spaces, reversed into a parking spot and exited his vehicle. He was immediately confronted by one of the officers asking where he was going. The officers had stopped their cruiser short of the vehicle in the lane. The affected person walked past the officers and towards a wall, against which he began to urinate. He was pinned against the wall by one of the officers while he continued to relieve himself, after which he began to struggle against both officers as they tried to control his arms behind his back. The affected person was told he had failed to stop for police. The parties struggled for about five minutes. With the assistance of additional officers, the affected person was handcuffed and taken into custody. He had been forced to the ground, punched twice in the head by one of the officers and drive-stunned multiple times in the back by the other officer. The affected person was transported to hospital and diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, which was attributed to trauma and the use of the CEW.
vehicle_injury · 2026-Q1
In the early morning of February 2026, the subject officer sat stationary in their marked cruiser in a parking lot at the southeast corner of a major intersection. They and their passenger were manning a perimeter point at that location. At about 2:43 a.m., two vehicles travelled past their location at excessive speed. The subject officer pulled onto the roadway and accelerated after the vehicles, intending to stop them in connection with their speed. One of the vehicles, with multiple passengers, including the affected person, continued at high speeds and eventually crashed into other vehicles at a red light, resulting in the affected person suffering a fractured hip. The subject officer arrived on scene and arrested the driver for dangerous driving.
pursuit_custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person, the subject officer and other police and non-police witnesses, and video footage that captured the incident in part, gives rise to the following scenario. In the afternoon of early 2026, the subject officer and another officer were dispatched to a residence in rural Lambton County. A person had called police to request a welfare check, and the caller was aware that the individuals involved were prohibited from being in each other’s company. The officers arrived at the location and entered the residence. One person was arrested for assault. The affected person was located in a bedroom and arrested by the subject officer for breach of a condition. The subject officer handcuffed the affected person behind the back and escorted them down an external staircase. As the pair neared the bottom of the stairs, the subject officer stepped on the affected person’s left foot. The affected person was not wearing shoes or socks at the time. The affected person was seen at hospital after their arrest and diagnosed with a fractured left foot.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person and police eyewitnesses, and video footage that largely captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, neither subject officer agreed to interviews with the SIU. One of the subject officers did provide a written statement. In the late evening of early 2026, police officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at an intersection in a residential area. The collision involved a single vehicle that had been stolen moments earlier. Witnesses to the collision reported that the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle – the affected person – had fled the area. The affected person had run from the site of the collision to a nearby street and ultimately made his way to the rear of a property where they hid in a backyard shed. A police dog unit was deployed to the area and eventually tracked the affected person to the shed. One of the officers who had been searching for the affected person called out to them but there was no response. The officer eventually opened the door to the shed and told the affected person to show their hands. When the affected person, lying on the ground, failed to do so, the officer discharged their CEW. As the affected person cried out in pain, the officer dragged them out of the shed, delivering a punch to the torso in the process. Other officers arrived on scene and joined in the arrest process. Repeated directions were given to the affected person to show and release their hands. The officer struck the affected person again in the torso and another officer punched them in the head or upper body area. Following another CEW discharge into the affected person’s back, their hands were controlled and handcuffed. The affected person was seen at hospital after their arrest and diagnosed with injuries.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person and police and non-police witnesses, and video footage that captured the incident in part, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, the subject officer did not agree to an interview with the SIU. They did authorize the release of their notes. In the morning of early 2026, a constable was a Community Intervention Response Team (CIRT) officer on patrol in their marked cruiser when their Automatic Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) device detected a stolen vehicle - a Jeep Wrangler - parked outside a market in Brampton. The officer radioed for the assistance of another officer. The subject officer responded to the request and arrived in the area. Notwithstanding the tinted windows on the Jeep, it was determined that there was a person in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. The constable positioned their cruiser directly behind the Jeep to prevent its escape as the subject officer went to the driver’s door and opened it. Their intention was to arrest the driver. The affected person was sitting in the Jeep and gripped the steering wheel with their hand as the subject officer, joined shortly by the constable, attempted to forcibly extricate them. The subject officer delivered several punches to the affected person’s head and upper body area. The affected person was forced out of the vehicle, taken to the ground and punched again in the abdomen by the subject officer before they were handcuffed behind the back. Following their arrest, the affected person was transported to hospital and diagnosed with a broken nose.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The material events in question are clear on the evidence collected by the SIU and may briefly be summarized. In the morning of early 2026, members of the Emergency Response Team convened at a house situated in the area of Cornwall. Acting under the authority of a search warrant, the team entered the house to search for cocaine and fentanyl. The affected person was present at the time and alerted to the officers’ presence outside the home. They entered the main floor bathroom and attempted to conceal themselves behind a sink. They were quickly located by an officer and placed on the floor in a prone position. The subject officer, the team leader, had forced their way into the bathroom and located the affected person. Having positioned the affected person on the floor, the officer dropped their left knee intending to lower themselves by their side but inadvertently landed on the affected person’s back. The impact fractured the affected person’s left hand, which was underneath their chest at the time. The affected person was taken into custody and transported to the police station. They were seen at hospital later in the day and diagnosed with their injury.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The material events in question are clear on the evidence collected by the SIU and may briefly be summarized. In the evening of early 2026, police officers making their way to a reported domestic disturbance in the area of a city altered course to a nearby restaurant following a related call about a male on the roof of the building. The subject officer was the first officer on scene, arriving just before 11:00 p.m., followed shortly by two witness officers. The male on the roof was the affected person. The affected person was of unsound mind. They had earlier called police from their residence, reporting that people were attempting to break into their room. They subsequently exited their residence through a window only partially dressed, and made their way to the restaurant. There they ascended onto the roof via an exterior ladder and perched themselves at its highest point by the corner of the building. They would eventually remove their pants, so that they were only wearing underwear. The subject officer and a witness officer called up to the affected person attempting to persuade them to come down safely. The affected person threatened they would jump if not provided a cigarette and, on a couple of occasions, hung from a light bar attached to the top of the exterior wall. As these negotiations were ongoing, a fire truck appeared on scene. About seven minutes after the arrival of the police, the affected person again hung on the exterior wall of the building, holding the light bar. This time, they lost their grip and fell to the ground, landing feet-first. The affected person was transported to hospital and diagnosed with multiple fractures of both feet.
custody_injury · 2025-Q4
The material events in question are clear on the evidence collected by the SIU and may briefly be summarized. In late 2025, the subject officer and the witness officer were dispatched to an apartment in the area of a major road intersection in Kitchener, following calls to police from the resident, the affected person. The affected person threatened to kill herself if police did not attend her residence and indicated that she had cut her wrists. The officers arrived at the address, where they were joined by paramedics. The first responders made their way to the apartment door. Finding it locked, the subject officer kicked it open. The affected person was in her bedroom at the time. She was highly agitated and belligerent with the officers. A cut was visible on her wrist. The officers handcuffed the affected person behind the back and were escorting her down a hallway in the apartment when the witness officer briefly pinned her against a wall as the affected person’s hostility escalated. The affected person turned and spat on the witness officer, and was taken to the floor by the officers in a prone position. The affected person screamed at the officers to kill her and banged her face on the floor about a half-dozen times, fracturing her nose in the process. The subject officer took hold of the affected person’s head to prevent her hurting herself. The affected person was seen at hospital after her arrest and ultimately diagnosed with a broken nose.
custody_death · 2019-Q4
A person died while in custody at a correctional facility in the region.
custody_death · 2018-Q2
Inquest into the death of the affected person, who died at a regional treatment centre in Bath, in mid 2018.
custody_death · 2021-Q3
A coroner's inquest was held virtually from early 2026 into the death of an individual who died by suicide at a detention centre. The jury returned a verdict and issued recommendations to the detention centre and the Ministry of the Solicitor General regarding communication, health care documentation, and removal of ligature points.
firearm_death · 2016-Q4
A coroner's inquest was held into the death of an individual who died in a city in Ontario from gunshot wounds, classified as homicide. The inquest examined a police service's tactical entry procedures and mental health considerations. The jury returned a verdict and issued recommendations to the police service, police services board, the Special Investigations Unit, the Office of the Chief Coroner, and social services regarding dynamic entry protocols, officer wellness, and trauma-informed practices.
firearm_death · 2016-Q4
A man died from gunshot wounds. The coroner's inquest made recommendations to the police service and other organizations to improve public safety and prevent similar deaths.