The province’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has been called in to investigate after a man involved in a standoff with Kingston Police on Compton Street was found dead inside a townhouse unit around 10:30 p.m. Monday night.

The man had a gun and was wanted by Kingston Police on criminal charges.

SIU said police entered the residence around 10:30 p.m. and found a 52-year-old man deceased in the unit.

Five investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to investigate the incident.

"The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529, ext. 2314," said a statement from the SIU.

It is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload it to its website at www.siu.on.ca.

The SIU is an arm’s-length agency that investigates injuries or death after interactions with police.

The standoff started sometime after 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon after the man barricaded himself inside a Compton Street residence. Police then blocked off the streets surrounding the 100 block of Compton Street.

Police say the emergency response unit and patrol officers had the man contained. As a precaution, police advised residents in the area to stay in their homes.

Kingston Police took to Twitter to announce that the incident was over around midnight. "The incident on Compton St has ended. It is now safe to return to your homes," said the tweet.



Police didn’t say how the standoff ended.

On Monday afternoon, a neighbour said they heard a gunshot before police had arrived. Another witness said they saw a man attempt to flee the scene in a vehicle, but he was blocked in by an unmarked police SUV.

Around 9:30 p.m. Kingston Police said on Twitter they had deployed a distraction device.

More to come.

— The Whig-Standard