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SIU investigates death of 19-year-old at U of T Mississauga
A 19-year-old man was found dead in a University of Toronto Mississauga student residence early Tuesday after a police response.
The Special Investigations Unit, Ontario’s police watchdog, says officers had located him while investigating an alleged assault on a woman in Brampton.
The SIU says preliminary information points to a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and Peel Regional Police officers were at the scene when the man died.
Police had asked students near the McLuhan Court residence to shelter in place during the response, but the order was later lifted.
The university cancelled classes Tuesday and said its campus remained open; no other injuries were reported and there was no threat to public safety.
The SIU is investigating the circumstances of the death, with investigators and forensic investigators assigned to the case.
A 19-year-old man was found dead at a University of Toronto Mississauga student residence after a police response on Monday night.
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating because Peel Regional Police officers were at the scene when the man died.
The SIU said a gunshot was heard and preliminary information indicates the man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Police had located the man while investigating an alleged assault on a woman in Brampton.
The university cancelled classes Tuesday and lifted its shelter-in-place order; no other injuries were reported.
- Who
- A 19-year-old man died. Peel Regional Police officers were at the scene, and the SIU is investigating.
- What
- The man was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a police response.
- When
- Monday night, Nov. 2, 2026; he was pronounced dead early Tuesday.
- Where
- A student residence at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus, near Dundas Street West and Mississauga Road.
- Why
- Police were investigating reports that the man had assaulted a woman in Brampton. The SIU is investigating because officers were at the scene when he died.
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The SIU said the man had allegedly assaulted a woman in Brampton.
Peel police located the man at a student residence near Dundas Street West and Mississauga Road.
The university issued a shelter-in-place order for students near McLuhan Court as police responded.
The man was found dead and pronounced dead; the shelter-in-place order was later lifted.
The university cancelled classes, and the SIU said it was investigating.
- Age
- 19
- Location
- University of Toronto Mississauga student residence
- Police service
- Peel Regional Police
- Investigating agency
- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit
- Campus response
- Classes cancelled Tuesday; shelter-in-place order lifted
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What people are saying
A gunshot was heard and the man was found inside with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The man was pronounced deceased early this morning.
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