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FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF SAMMY YATIM WHO WAS KILLED BY TORONTO POLICE ON JULY 27 GATHERED FOR A DEMO AT DUNDAS SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO, ON AND AT THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING. |
Andre Marin said he has directed his staff to "conduct a case assessment" to determine whether such a probe into the 18-year-old's death is "warranted."
"The ministry has the power to set standards for Ontario police services," Marin said in a statement released Wednesday.
"The latest shooting by a Toronto Police officer raises the question of whether it is time for the ministry to direct Ontario police services on how to de-escalate situations of conflict before they lead to the use of fatal force."
A knife-wielding Yatim was on a Toronto streetcar early Saturday when he was shot nine times during brief confrontation with police, allegedly by Const. James Forcillo.
The dramatic confrontation, captured on video by bystanders, has prompted outrage across the country. (more...)
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