The SIU is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 40-year-old man after an arrest by Niagara Regional Police in Fort Erie.
Officers were responding to a disturbance on September 27th when they tried to arrest the man on an outstanding warrant.
He ran from police and was involved in a struggle before being handcuffed and taken to hospital, then returned to police custody.
The man later attempted to harm himself in a cell at the Niagara Falls detachment and was hospitalized again before dying on October 1st.
(Written by: Matt Latour)