A man is dead after York Regional Police officers executed a search warrant at a condo building in Toronto’s west end early Monday, police say.
York Regional Police said their officers were at Sherway Gardens Road, near Evans Avenue, in Toronto at around 5 a.m.
There was “an interaction” with a 21-year-old man, police said.
Toronto Paramedics told Global News they transported a man in life-threatening condition following his fall from a balcony.
In an update from York Regional Police, the man was pronounced dead.
Ontario’s police watchdog, The Special Investigations Unit, was notified and is now investigating the conduct of York Regional Police officers in the incident that resulted in a man’s death.
There is no word on why exactly York Regional Police needed to carry out a search warrant in Toronto.
In a later update, the SIU said officers “attempted to communicate with the man in an upper floor unit.”
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“Shortly after, the man fell from a balcony to a 4th floor patio,” the SIU said.
Nakul Kapur, a resident of the condo building, said he heard a loud bang, along with gunshots on the 11th floor.
“I went out of the door, this huge police force, were trying to enter the house,” Kapur said, recounting what he heard and saw. “They had all their gear, helmets and everything. They were carrying big guns … I’ve never seen police like this.”
“They are my neighbours … I dont know if I should be worried. I have a three-year-old kid,” Kapur said.
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