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The Special Investigations Unit is investigating the death of a 48-year-old man who barricaded himself during a police arrest attempt in Whitby, threatening self-harm with an edged weapon before being found unresponsive by officers.
The province's police watchdog is investigating after a 48-year-old man died during a police standoff in Whitby on Friday night. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said Durham police officers attended a residence on Macpherson Street to arrest a man who had outstanding warrants.
The man interacted with officers inside and outside the residence, threatening to harm himself with an edged weapon, the SIU said. He then fled into the residence and barricaded himself, the SIU said. Later, the SIU said officers entered the home and found the man unresponsive. Despite life-saving efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene, the SIU said.
The agency has assigned three investigators and two forensic investigators to the case. The SIU is called to investigate whenever the actions of police result in death, serious injury, sexual assault, and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.
Special Investigations Unit Police Standoff Whitby Macpherson Street Edged Weapon Life-Saving Efforts Forensic Investigators Death Serious Injury Sexual Assault And/Or The Discharge Of A Firearm At A Person
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