Ontario’s police watchdog has assigned four investigators to probe the death of a man found “incoherent and unresponsive” by officers in a Hamilton residence.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says the 49-year-old was found around 10:45 p.m. on Monday at a home in Dundas during a “medical call” and had to be restrained by police to allow paramedics to treat him.
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“The man went vital signs absent and he was transported to hospital,” SIU spokesperson Monica Hudon said.
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Hudon revealed he died in hospital Thursday night and that a post-mortem was being undertaken on Friday.
Investigators say they’re seeking witnesses and surveillance video from houses in the neighbourhood.
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