Quebec police watchdog investigating after person dies in custody following arrest

Quebec police watchdog investigating after person dies in custody following arrest

Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after a person died in police custody in a suburb northwest of Montreal after being arrested and pepper-sprayed.

Quebec police watchdog investigates after man dies following arrest

Saint-Eustache police detainee dies following arrest, watchdog investigating

The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) said police received a 911 call around 8:30 a.m. Saturday about a motorist who drove off the road and then ran away.

A subject died in Viña del Mar at a time when he was taken in a police vehicle to a police office to find injuries, after having been arrested by civilians in the Valparaíso Sporting sector. That is why the Prosecutor’s Office, the PDI Homicide Brigade, and specialized staff of the Criminal Labs were formed at the SAPU in Miraflores. The person could be identified as FelipeRamírez Labra, but it is not yet resolved under what circumstances his de…

The Independent Investigation Office (IIO) initiated an investigation into the death of a person who died in detention after being controlled and sprayed with cayenne pepper on Saturday's arrest in Saint-Eustache.

Person in Crisis Dies in Police Custody After Being Pepper Sprayed and Arrested in Montreal Suburb (February 8-9, 2025)

A person died in police custody in St-Eustache, Quebec, a suburb northwest of Montreal, after being pepper sprayed, arrested, and detained on February 8, 2025. The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) reports that the Service de police de la Ville...