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2 Toronto Police Officers Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Teen in North York
The Ontario Special Investigations Unit found no grounds for charges after police used reasonable force in a shootout with a 16-year-old during a traffic stop.
- The Ontario Special Investigations Unit cleared two Toronto officers of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old during an April 20 traffic stop on Sheppard Avenue.
- The clearance followed a shootout initiated when the teen fired first, prompting officers to respond with multiple rounds amid an immediate threat to their lives.
- The exchange, lasting about 10 seconds, involved over two dozen shots with one officer firing 14-16 rounds and officers aiming directly at the teen who died in hospital.
- SIU director Joseph Martino explained that the officers had no choice but to believe their safety was in serious danger and that they needed to respond swiftly to protect themselves.
- The SIU found the gunfire use reasonable and recommended no criminal charges, while Toronto police launched a professional standards investigation and charged five people related to the stop.
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2 Toronto police officers cleared in fatal shooting of teen in North York
The province’s police watchdog has cleared two Toronto police officers of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old during a traffic stop in North York earlier this year. The Special Investigations Unit says around 11 p.m. on April 20, police pulled over a red Infiniti on Sheppard Avenue West near Bathurst Street because […]
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Ontario’s police watchdog clears officers involved in fatal exchange of gunfire caught on bodycam footage
The province’s police watchdog has cleared the two Toronto Police officers involved in a shooting in North York, where a deadly exchange of gunfire with a 16-year-old boy erupted.
·Toronto, Canada
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Police watchdog clears Toronto police officers involved in fatal shooting of teen
Ontario's police watchdog says it has found no reasonable grounds to believe two Toronto police officers committed a crime in the fatal shooting of a teenage boy during a traffic
·Hamilton, Canada
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