Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has found that there are no grounds for charges against the OPP after an incident in which a 26-year-old man shot himself inside a home in Bancroft.
On April 25 of last year, Bancroft OPP received reports of an assault and threatening behaviour against the man’s common-law wife.
Officers, including those from a tactical unit arrived at the residence near Highway 28 and Egan Chutes Provincial Park.
Police did not enter the residence, believing the man could be heavily armed.
A loud bang was heard emanating from the residence after their arrival..
OPP entered the residence and found the body of the man.
The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
