Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has concluded its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 2015 death of Arron Loon in Thunder Bay, saying there’s not enough evidence to bring criminal charges.
In a decision released Tuesday, SIU director Joseph Martino wrote that the 20-year-old’s death could not be traced with any confidence to criminal negligent conduct on the part of the police officer involved, and the case is closed.
“The SIU’s investigation was stymied in large measure by the passage of time and evidence that had become unavailable,” the SIU report says.
It notes one of the principal witnesses has died, other witnesses had difficulty recalling
