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Penetanguishene stand-off suspect dies in hospital from injuries, SIU reports

The Special Investigations Unit headquarters. Nakita Krucker/Toronto Star via Getty Images

Ontario’s police watchdog says the suspect in a police stand-off in Penetanguishene last week has died in hospital.

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The Special Investigations Unit opened an investigation into provincial police after the suspect was seriously injured by what authorities said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sept. 31.

On the morning of the incident, Halton Regional Police officers went to a property in the area of Laurier Road in Penetanguishene to execute search warrants.

The SIU says a 35-year-old man barricaded himself in an RV on the property, leading to a standoff.

Ontario Provincial Police tactical unit officers attended, as well as a negotiator.

After a lengthy stand-off, the SIU says that at around 9:30 p.m., provincial police officers deployed pepper spray into the RV, leading to the suspect exciting the RV with a “self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

The man was taken to a Toronto hospital, where he later died on Monday.

Investigators say a post-mortem is scheduled for Wednesday morning in Toronto.

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The police watchdog says that as they look into the cause of the death, one subject official and three witness officials have been designated.

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