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Man Dies After Taser Used in Toronto Police Encounter

The Special Investigations Unit has opened an investigation into the death.

Overview

  • Officers responded to reports of a man armed with a knife near Keele Street and Broad Oaks Drive at about 5:41 p.m. Sunday.
  • The SIU says police arrived at a home where a disturbance had been reported and a physical altercation occurred inside.
  • A conducted energy weapon was discharged, the man was handcuffed, and he then went into medical distress.
  • Paramedics were called and officers provided medical aid, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The SIU, which investigates police conduct in incidents resulting in death, has not released the man’s identity or any findings.