Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 25-year-old man was found dead inside a Holiday Inn Express in Guelph early Tuesday morning.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a media release that an employee called the Guelph Police Service around 2 a.m. about noise coming from inside a third floor hotel room located on Silvercreek Parkway North.
Police arrived with the tactical unit and entered the room close to 4 a.m. where they found the body of the deceased male.
Four investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to this incident.
The SIU is an arm’s-length agency that investigates incidents involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
Anyone with information related to this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529.