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Second vigil outside OPP station to be held for Nate Schofield

Schofield died in police custody in July
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Faye Dzikewich, the mother of Nathaniel Schofield, stands at the side of the road at the last vigil across the street from the Rockwood OPP station where her son died while in police custody. File photo

ROCKWOOD – There will be another vigil held for a local man who died in OPP custody from an unrevealed cause.

Organizers are planning to hold a gathering in front of the Rockwood OPP station on Sunday at 6 p.m. as a protest for a lack of answers surrounding Nathaniel Schofield's death. 

Schofield, 36, died on July 10 following his arrest in Arthur the night before.

He was found in "medical distress" in his holding cell at the Rockwood OPP detachment before being taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Special Investigations Unit is handling the investigation into the case but has not released any findings as of yet.