Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating an incident involving Brantford Police (BPS) and a suspect found dead following a traffic stop at Rawdon and Grey Streets early Wednesday.
A spokesperson for BPS said the Special Investigation Unit was called in after an officer located a deceased man tied to a query into a suspected stolen vehicle.
“A traffic stop was initiated, however the vehicle fled, failing to stop for police,” Robin Matthews-Osmond, Brantford police’s communications manager, said in a release.
“Occupants of the vehicle, one male and one female, fled on foot in the area of Henry Street and Garden Avenue.”
Matthews-Osmond said a 25-year-old woman from Hamilton was apprehended by officers while the 26-year-old man was located deceased shortly after.
SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette revealed two investigators and two forensic specialists have been assigned to the case. The post-mortem is scheduled for Thursday.
No further information has been released as the Special Investigation Unit review is ongoing.