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IIU investigating in custody death

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) is investigating the death of a man in custody of the RCMP Fisher Branch detachment.

On July 26, 2023, at about 12:30 am, the male was picked up in Peguis after being found incapacitated on the road. He was arrested bye First Nation safety officers under the Intoxicated Persons Detention Act and taken to the Fisher Branch RCMP detachment where he was placed in a cell. At 2:15 am the man indicated that he needed medical help. He was assessed by emergency medical services, taken to the hospital in Gimli, then transferred to Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. He was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

The IIU assumed the investigation and has requested a civilian monitor from the Manitoba Police Commission as the matter involves a fatality.

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