A 45-year-old inmate of the Headingley Correctional Centre has recently died as the result of an incident involving a number of corrections officers.
On February 7, 2021, just before 7pm, Headingley RCMP received a report of an unresponsive male resulting from an incident with corrections officers at the Headingley Correctional Centre.
Police say that as a result of the altercation, the 45-year-old male was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries. On February 14, 2021, the 45-year-old inmate was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
RCMP Major Crime Services has taken carriage of the investigation and is being assisted by RCMP Forensic Identification Services and Headingley RCMP.
The nature of the incident is not clear at this time. RCMP Major Crime Services continues to investigate this incident.
