Investigator Dies Chasing Shoplifting Suspect
Posted January 9, 2008 12:00 pm.
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An incident that started with an apparent shoplifting has led to the death of a man in a supermarket parking lot. It started around 2:35pm Wednesday when a man entered the No Frills store at Markham and Steeles. Police allege he tried to steal $20 worth of meat and then took off with his unpaid meal.
But employees of the place saw him and began to give chase. One of those – identified as a 51-year-old private investigator – suddenly keeled over about a kilometre into the pursuit. Paramedics were called and immediately began working on the victim (top left), but it was too late. He was pronounced dead in hospital.
It appears he suffered a heart attack, although an autopsy will have to confirm the cause of the sudden death.
The suspected thief was collared and held by police.
