PEI·NewThe death of a man in Charlottetown police custody earlier this month is being investigated by Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT).SiRT launches investigation into incident that occurred earlier this monthThinh Nguyen · CBC News · Posted: Oct 31, 2025 1:26 PM EDT | Last Updated: 29 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe Serious Incident Response Team is conducting an investigation into the death of an adult male who was in Charlottetown police custody. (Jane Robertson/CBC)The death of a man in Charlottetown police custody earlier this month is being investigated by Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), an independent organization responsible for investigating serious incidents resulting from police actions. According to a news release Friday, preliminary information suggests the incident happened on the morning of Oct. 11, when an adult man was being processed by Charlottetown police and began acting “erratically.”“The male appeared to be having a mental health crisis and was placed in another room to calm down,” the release said.A struggle followed, and two officers were “required to subdue and handcuff” the man, according to the release. During the incident, a third officer stunned the man with a Taser.Police then took the man to hospital, but he went into medical distress on the way there. He was later pronounced dead.“Under the Nova Scotia Police Act and on the recommendation of the SiRT Director, the Minister of Justice is permitted to enter into agreements with other provincial oversight agencies, and governments to conduct investigations on an ad hoc basis,” the release said.“Due to the seriousness of the incident, P.E.I.’s Department of Justice and Public Safety contacted SiRT to oversee the investigation. SiRT started its investigation on Oct. 15, 2025.”SiRT investigations are led by an independent civilian director, who has the sole authority to determine whether charges should be laid once the investigation is complete.
Independent agency investigating death of man in Charlottetown police custody
