RCMP investigate death in Saskatoon lock-up
RCMP are asked to investigate the death of Brandon Travis Daniels, 19, in Saskatoon police custody.
RCMP officers have been tapped to investigate the death of a young man in Saskatoon police custody.
Brandon Travis Daniels, 19, was arrested Friday just after 6:30 p.m., when police responded to a complaint "regarding possible drunkenness," a police spokeswoman said Sunday.
Daniels, of Leask, Sask., was put into the police lock-up and 12 hours later was found unresponsive. The coroner's office pronounced him dead at the scene.
Provincial justice officials have asked the RCMP to investigate the circumstances surrounding Daniels' death.
The major crimes unit of the Saskatoon police is also investigating.