Grey family hires lawyer in search of answers

Lawyer hired after death outside HQ Family of Colin Grey, a man who died outside of police headquarters, has hired a lawyer. CTV’s Bob Bellacicco reports.

Lots of questions but not a lot of answers in the death of Colin Grey. He passed away Nov. 29 at the age of 63, minutes after leaving police custody.

Before that, the family says he was detained by the Canadian Border Services. Grey's son, who was with him at the border, said he told officers his dad had a medical condition and an IV line for antibiotics.

Toronto lawyer Joel Dick, who has been hired by the family, said the coroner's report is not yet finalized.

"We don't have an official cause of death," Dick told CTV News. "The coroner has said initially that this doesn't meet the criteria for an automatic inquest. We will be requesting, and I hope they exercise their discretion to hold an inquest, given the involvement of both CBSA and Windsor police."

Grey dropped off his wife Rose at Detroit Airport at around 5 a.m. He and his son, who was along for the ride, were pulled over on their return to Canada.

The family wants answers. They want to know what happened. They want accountability. "And they want to make sure it doesn't happen to another family," Dick said.

Rose told CTV News last month her husband was diabetic and was likely experiencing the effects of low sugar levels. The side effects include confusion, loss of coordination and slurred speech, all of which may have led to him being detained.

Dick said he is trying to build an exact timeline from the time Colin arrived at the Ambassador Bridge to how long he was detained by CBSA. He wants to find out when Colin was transferred into Windsor police custody and how long he was at HQ before being released.

Dick said if a coroner's inquest is denied, he will likely be looking at civil litigation, "We will get those documents, the video, the productions…the other things that are out there. The evidence through the civil discovery process."