Sisavath Pangasit, aged around 37, was alone with his wife at their seventh-floor apartment on Cote des Neiges just after Christmas when a series of events led to his death.The two had wed about six months before and were inseparable.
Pangasit grew up attending French school in Dollard where he enjoyed performing in hip hop dancing shows. He had previously worked at Snakes Poker Club but was listed on his FB profile as being as self-employed at the time.
He was believed to have made extra income by being a small-time supplier of illicit opiates.
He had apparently only recently become seriously hooked on drugs and was being pulled into a tragic spiral of addiction and confusion.
One of the two called 911 for reasons unknown that Friday evening and police came to their apartment 4760 Cote des Neiges on Dec. 27.
Bee, as he was known, was in a highly-paranoid state and was acting erratically.
Police were apparently inside the apartment when he ultimately flung himself off of his balcony.
His wife, who witnessed the affair, was deeply traumatized by the event and disappeared a couple of days after. She is believed to be somewhere in Montreal but has still not contacted her friends in spite of their active efforts to locate her.
Apartment administrators would say nothing to me about the affair in spite of my many calls.
The local coroner listed his address as 1805 Cardinal, which does not appear to exist.
I have no reason to believe any police misconduct took place and sympathize with the officers who were forced to helplessly witness this young man's senseless death.
On the other hand, a local police officer once told me that many of the deaths classified as suicides - especially falls from buildings - are in fact not suicides at all.
I'll file a police request to know more about the exact circumstances of this situation just to shed more light on what happened.