SIU, police probing deaths of two men in Burlington home
The younger man's wound was self-inflicted, the SIU says
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An incident at a Burlington home early Tuesday left two men dead and both Halton Regional Police and the province’s Special Investigations Unit investigating.
Around 12:30 a.m., a number of 911 calls were received from a residence on Cornerstone Dr. in relation to an unknown disturbance.
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Halton officers responded to the home and a 28-year-old man fled upstairs.
“At that time, the man was found with a serious, self-inflected wound,” SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette said.
“There was an arrest that was attempted to be made, and then following that there were life-saving measures that were attempted.”
Officers called EMS but the man died at the scene.
Denette says his wounds “were believed to have been caused by a knife.”
She said the SIU “uncovered evidence of a conducted energy weapon” (Taser) and are interviewing to find out how it was used.
“Early information that’s been provided to us is that there was a struggle between the male upstairs with police and there would have been a brief interaction,” she added.
Another man was located dead in the home and a woman was transported to hospital with non-serious injuries and has since been released. Denette said both were in their 50s.
Denette wouldn’t confirm if this was a family involved but added “these individuals are known to each other,” and an autopsy on the older male would be conducted Tuesday or Thursday.
“The focus of the SIU investigation is the death of the 28-year-old man,” she confirmed. “Halton police is conducting a parallel criminal investigation into the fatality of the other individual and also the injuries that were inflicted upon the female.”
Anyone who may have information about this investigation, including video or photos, is asked to contact the lead SIU investigator at 1-800-787-8529.
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