Man falls to death from window of Toronto hotel after police interaction
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The SIU has been called in after a man fell to his death following an interaction with police in downtown Toronto early Thursday morning.
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has been called in after a man fell to his death following an interaction with police in downtown Toronto early Thursday morning.
The incident happened around 3 a.m. near Jarvis and Richmond streets, which were closed for several hours but have since reopened.
Paramedics told CP24 that they were called to the scene at 3:08 a.m. and transported an adult male with critical injuries to the hospital.
Video from the scene, which is surrounded by police tape, shows debris on the road, including a shoe, some clothing, and broken glass. A window at a nearby building is also damaged.
According to the SIU, at about 3 a.m. on Thursday, Toronto Police Service received a call for someone throwing items onto the street from a room at the Holiday Inn Express at 111 Lombard St.
The province's police watchdog said in a news release that upon arriving at the scene police officers saw that the window of fourth floor hotel room was broken.
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