Ontario's police watchdog investigating after person falls to death from Toronto balcony
The incident happened around 2 a.m., Toronto police spokesperson Laura Brabant said in an email. Officers responded to a call for a person in crisis near Church Street and The Esplanade.
The person in crisis fell from a balcony and "succumbed to their injuries," Brabant said.
Three officers suffered non-life threatening injuries during the incident, she said.
Paramedics said they were called to 1 Church Street around 2:20 a.m. after reports of a fall. An adult man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, they said.
Church Street is currently closed from Front Street to The Esplanade.
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