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Christian was killed after two Toronto police constables who had pursued and stopped his van fired several shots to prevent him getting away. [115] 2006-08-11 Gregory, Robert (70) Nova Scotia (Forest Glen) RCMP: Gregory, who was armed, was shot by an RCMP officer. The shooting was found justified by authorities. [116] 2007-03-27 Saleh-Azad ...
There are 138 municipal police forces in Canada, with varying size from the Toronto Police Service with 5,500 officers to Luseland, Saskatchewan's police service with only one officer. [1] Railway police, such as the Canadian Pacific Police Service and the Canadian National Police Service, are private police forces that operate within Canada. [2]
The death of Sammy Yatim occurred early in the morning of July 27, 2013, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Yatim, an 18-year-old Toronto male armed with a switchblade knife, was shot at nine times, and was hit by eight of the shots fired by 30-year-old Toronto Police Service (TPS) officer James Forcillo. After being shot, while lying on the floor of ...
The victim sued Toronto Police Service for assault, battery, unlawful arrest, and violation of his Charter rights. In 2015, Justice Frederick Myers awarded the victim $27,000, and stated that he, a man of African descent, was racially profiled by the officer. [39] July 27, 2013: Sammy Yatim was shot eight times and killed by Toronto Police ...
Chief James MacSween of York regional police said one of his officers shot and killed the suspect at a condo in Vaughan, Ontario. “Horrendous scene,” MacSween said. “Six deceased.
Police officer Jeffrey Northrup (April 22, 1966 [ 1 ] – July 2, 2021) was a Toronto police officer who was killed in the line of duty on July 2, 2021, while responding to a stabbing call in the parking garage below City Hall near Queen and Bay streets in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In 1984, Kelly was convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife Jeannette Kelly by throwing her from the 17th floor balcony of The Palace Pier high-rise on Sunday, March 29, 1981, in Toronto, Canada. He stated to police that he had seen his wife on the balcony, reaching out over the rail to investigate a rattle.
A mass shooting occurred on Danforth Avenue in the Greektown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the night of July 22, 2018. [5] Faisal Hussain killed two people and wounded thirteen using a Smith & Wesson M&P.40-calibre handgun. [2] [3] He died by suicide after a shootout with Toronto Police Service (TPS) officers. [6]