Just before 10:40 a.m. this morning, January 2, 2024, officers were dispatched to a residence on Keith Avenue in relation to an Intimate Partner Violence incident. 

When officers arrived on scene, they made entry into the residence to ensure the safety of those involved in the incident.

Upon affecting the arrest, the individual became unresponsive, and officers began life-saving measures with the assistance of City of Greater Sudbury Paramedics. Unfortunately, the individual was pronounced deceased on scene.

As the individual was in police custody when pronounced deceased, the Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate and will be investigating the circumstances into the death. As such, we are prohibited by legislation from providing any further information related to this incident.

The SIU will be on scene investigating the matter. Any further inquiries are to be directed to the Special Investigations Unit at siu.media@ontario.ca