The oversight agency for Alberta's police is looking into a case where someone died while in custody in Fort McMurray last Friday.
In a news release on Tuesday, Wood Buffalo RCMP said officers were called to a local drop-in center on Thursday, March 21 because a man was behaving unusually and doing something inappropriate.
Police said the suspect was arrested and placed in a cell after they arrived.
The following day, at approximately 5:28 a.m., the man was found unresponsive in cells, according to Mounties. Police said they started life-saving measures and called EMS. Paramedics continued trying to save him when they arrived but the man was pronounced dead.
Wood Buffalo RCMP stated that the director of law enforcement was immediately informed and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team will investigate the incident.
Mounties also mentioned that they will internally review to “gather a full account of what took place during this incident.”
