SIU finds no basis to charge OPP officer in death of Lac Seul First Nation man – Tbnewswatch.com

The Special Investigations Unit found no wrong doing on the part of Ontario Provincial Police officers after a Lac Seul First Nation man took his own life following a brief standoff in 2019.

LAC SEUL FIRST NATION, Ont. – The province’s Special Investigations Unit has found no wrong doing on the part of an Ontario Provincial Police office in the 2019 death of a Lac Seul First Nation man.

The SIU was contacted on Nov. 19, 2019 after being notified by the OPP that a 38-year-old man was found dead inside a residence near Lac Seul First Nation.

Police were called to the residence on Nov. 18, 2019 just after 4 p.m. after receiving reports of a man barricading himself inside a bedroom and threatening to do himself harm.

A perimeter was set up and the OPP tactical response team was flown in from Southern Ontario. Police remained on the scene until the next morning but were unable to establish communication with the man.

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