Quebec police watchdog investigating after man dies in police custody
Apr 29, 2017 | 10:45 AM
LONGUEUIL, Que. — Quebec’s police watchdog agency is looking into the death of a 24-year-old man who died in police custody in northern Quebec on Friday night.
The man was arrested and detained Friday morning in Puvirnituq, a community in northwestern Nunavik near the Hudson Bay.
A guard noticed the man wasn’t breathing at about 6 p.m. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
It’s not clear why the man was in custody.