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SIU investigating death of Brampton man after police interaction

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Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man in Brampton reportedly died following an interaction with police.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which probes police-involved injuries, deaths and sexual assaults, said the fatal incident took place in Brampton on Sunday morning.

At around 4 a.m. on Sunday, officers with the Peel Regional Police were called to a disturbance in the area of Kennedy Road North and Vodden Street East, according to the SIU.

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The officers reportedly were involved in an “interaction” with a man, who was then apprehended under the Mental Health Act.

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“Shortly after, the man went into distress and then went vital signs absent,” the SIU said.

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The man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The SIU said three investigators and two forensic investigators had been assigned to the case.

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