SIU Investigating Incident in London after Man Sets Self on Fire

In Police Blotter

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the serious injuries sustained by a 48-year-old man earlier today in London.

Preliminary information suggests the following:
At approximately 1 p.m. on August 2, 2019, an individual called 911 to report that there was a man in distress outside the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada office located at 417 Exeter Road.
Officers arrived at the scene and attempted to communicate with the man who was threatening to harm himself.
Two officers fired plastic projectiles from an Anti Riot Weapon ENfield (ARWEN) at the man.
The man then set himself on fire.
Firefighters, who were already on scene, were able to extinguish the fire, and the man was transported to hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

Three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to this incident.

The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.

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