SIU investigating after ‘violent offender’ found dead in Etobicoke apartment
Posted June 2, 2023 3:56 pm.
Last Updated June 2, 2023 4:06 pm.
The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a 39-year-old man was found dead inside an Etobicoke apartment following a domestic violence call.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said around 2 a.m. on Friday, Peel Regional Police officers executed a search warrant at an apartment at 551 The West Mall, near Rathburn Road and Hwy. 427.
The SIU said responding officers breached the door as a result of a domestic violence investigation.
Authorities located the body of a man and said he was pronounced dead at the scene. Peel Regional Police said no officers discharged their firearms.
The victim was identified as 39-year-old Kyle Andrews. The SIU said a post-mortem is scheduled for Sunday, June 4.
A Peel Regional Police spokesperson said that while the investigation happened within Toronto’s jurisdiction, their police officers were not involved.
Kyle Andrews, pictured, was described by police as a prolific violent offender in the GTA. PRP/HO
Last week, Peel Regional Police issued a public safety alert that labelled Andrews as a prolific violent offender known to be in the GTA.
At the time, police said the 39-year-old Andrews was a federal parolee currently wanted for almost two dozen violent offences, including 15 firearms charges, assaults, uttering threats and forcible confinement.
Authorities cautioned the public not to approach Andrews, who was considered armed and dangerous.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.
