The Ethical Standards Command is investigating the death of a man following an incident at Peregian Springs on the evening of 18 August 2025.
Initial information indicates shortly after 6pm, emergency services were called to a reported disturbance at a Peregian Springs business premises.
On arrival shortly after, police located a 28-year-old man who had forced entry to the premises, was self-harming, and consequently sustained serious injuries.
Officers attempted to negotiate with the man before taking him into custody. The man became unresponsive soon after.
Attending police rendered first aid before other emergency services arrived, however he was declared deceased a short time later.
No other person present at the time of the incident was physically harmed.
The man’s death is under investigation by the Ethical Standards Command on behalf of the State Coroner and is subject to independent oversight by the Crime and Corruption Commission.
