Man dies in altercation with Toronto police after stun gun used

The Special Investigations Unit says a 32-year-old man has died after a physical altercation with Toronto police where a stun gun was used.

Police said they responded to a call about a man armed with a knife at Keele Street and Broad Oaks Drive at around 5:41 p.m. Sunday.

SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette told reporters there was a disturbance at a home and when officers arrived, a stun gun was used and there was a physical altercation with a man inside.

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The man was then handcuffed and then he went into medical distress. Paramedics were called at 5:59 p.m. and officers provided medical attention, SIU said.

The man then died at the scene.

Denette said the man lived at the home for a short time and that there were other people living in the home.

She added that the SIU has not yet reviewed body camera footage from the officers. She could not say how many officers responded to the home or if one or more officers used a stun gun.

“That body worn camera footage will be really essential in painting a picture of what happened,” Denette said, adding they will also be speaking to witnesses.

A post mortem examination will be done on the man to determine his cause of death.

The SIU is an agency that investigates the conduct of police officers in incidents involving the public that result in death.