The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating following the death of a man who was bitten by an OPP dog in Midland.
According to the SIU, Southern Georgian Bay OPP officers responded Oct. 13 to a gun-related call involving two men. One man fled the scene, and he was tracked down and bitten by a police dog. The 45-year-old man was arrested. He died in hospital on Sunday. The death was reported to the SIU the next day.
Three investigators have been assigned to the case, and a post-mortem is scheduled for Wednesday.
The SIU asks anyone with information about the investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or provide information at siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php.
