Peel Regional Police responded to reports of a sudden death at an encampment outside of the shelter on Dundas Street East near Dixie Road on Wednesday morning. Investigators say a man in his 40s was found inside one of the tents without vital signs.
Police said there is no evidence to indicate that the death was criminal, with investigators adding that a heating source in the tent could have caused the man’s death.
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says one fatality is too many and is calling on government levels to act and support municipalities.
“We’ve been warning senior levels of government since July that this was going to happen, and right now, we have anywhere from 46 to 100 asylum claimants sleeping outside every night,” Brown said at a press conference.
“It is beyond comprehension that we have allowed this to happen. When I got the news of a fatality yesterday, my heart broke. It sunk.”
