An independent unit that investigates serious incidents involving police in Manitoba is looking into allegations of inappropriate conduct by an officer with a First Nations police force.
The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba says the allegations involve a member of the Dakota Ojibway Police Service.
The unit says it won't give any other information as the matter is in the earliest stages of the investigation.
It is also investigating the death of a man at the Winnipeg Remand Centre on Wednesday.
The man — the unit won't give the age — was taken into custody by Winnipeg police and there was a struggle during processing at the remand centre, resulting in the person becoming unresponsive.
The man was taken by ambulance to Health Sciences Centre and pronounced dead.
"IIU investigators were immediately deployed to the scene. As this matter involves a fatality, a request for a civilian monitor will be made to the Manitoba Police Commission," the unit said in a news release Thursday.
"The investigation is ongoing, so no further details will be provided at this time."
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