Police not at fault after man died following arrest: police watchdog

WINNIPEG -- The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) has determined Winnipeg police were not at fault for the death of a 40-year-old man who died after being arrested last year.

A report into the incident was released Monday.

The IIU was told about the incident on May 21, 2019, after officers responded to a man causing a disturbance in the area of Provencher Boulevard and Tache Avenue.

Police were able to find the man on a bus and arrested him.

As officers were taking him off the bus he went into medical distress and was taken to Grace Hospital. The man died three days later May 24, 2019.

The IIU had to investigate as the death may have resulted from the actions of a police officer. The IIU said it interviewed 13 witnesses and two officers and according to the IIU, no one suggested the officer's actions led to the man's death.

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