Father and son dead, mother injured following incident at Burlington home

A tragic scene unfolded early Tuesday morning in Burlington, where a father and son were found dead and the mother was injured following an incident at a residential home.

Halton Regional Police Service officers responded to a disturbance call at a home in the area of Cornerstone Drive near Dundas Street and Appleby Line just after 12:30 a.m.

The SIU said that Halton Regional Police Service officers arrived at the residence and located a 28-year-old man suffering from self-inflicted injuries, believed to have been caused by a knife, who fled upstairs.

Officers performed life-saving measures and called paramedics, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. A conducted energy weapon was used during an interaction with the responding officers.

“The focus of the SIU investigation is the death of the 28-year-old man,” said SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette. “There has been a knife that has been looked at [by investigators].”

A second man in his 50s was found dead at the home, the SIU said. A woman, also believed to be in her 50s, was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. She has since been released.

“These individuals are known to each other,” Denette said.

Police said this is an isolated incident, and there is no risk to public safety.

Police had history of attending the Burlington home

CityNews confirmed a case of violence involving a family of three. One nearby resident who asked to remain anonymous said he heard yelling and loud screams coming from the home late on Monday, into the early-morning hours.

“At around 12:30 a.m., I heard arguing next door. As I said off-camera, it has been a regular occurrence since I moved back in 2016,” the neighbour said.

“I talked to the father more on occasion. I felt bad for him. I would see him take drives and walks just to get out of the house.”

The neighbour said he never saw much of the son, indicating that he thought the 28-year-old was antisocial and was at home much of the time.

“Other than the occasional walk with his mom.”

Halton Regional Police Service is conducting a parallel criminal investigation with the SIU after the province’s police watchdog invoked its mandate.

Four investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to the case, along with three witness officials.

The SIU is an independent civilian agency that probes incidents where people died or were seriously injured. Investigators also review incidents where sexual assault has been alleged, or a firearm was discharged at a person.