A person has died in police custody in St-Eustache, Quebec, following an arrest and the use of pepper spray. The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), Quebec's independent police force watchdog, is investigating the incident.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time. A BEI logo for Quebec ’s independent police bureau is seen in Louiseville, Que., Tuesday, March 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz. The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, or BEI, is investigating after a person died in police custody in a suburb northwest of Montreal after being arrested and pepper-sprayed.
The watchdog says local police in St-Eustache, Que., received a 911 call at around 8:30 a.m. Saturday about a driver who went off the road and then fled the scene. The BEI says officers arrived less than five minutes later and found the driver, who was described as being in crisis. The BEI news release says the person lost consciousness in detention and was given first aid by officers until an ambulance arrived at around 9:20 a.m. The watchdog had said the person was in hospital in serious condition, and on Sunday said the suspect had died. The BEI says four investigators have been assigned to the case, adding that no further information is being released for the moment
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