Sammy Yatim - Suspended the officer who shot woman in a trolley in Toronto
Updated: 5:2 or pm - The officer who shot the 18 year old Sammy Yatim, in Toronto, was suspended, according to reports in the media.
CBC review at this time that the agent will continue to receive his salary.
The suspension of the officer known hours after a press conference by the head of the Toronto Police, Bill Blair, who said he was concerned about the death of Yatim.
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Video of an amateur showing how Toronto police shot a 18-year-who died-armed with a knife is raising serious questions about the way in which the police acted, according to experts in the field.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday in a Toronto trolleybus.
Ross McLean, an ex-Toronto Police analyzed the video to give his opinion.
Witnesses claim that Sammy Yatim was near Trinity Bellwoods Park when was shot after he pulled a knife and have asked people who was on the trolley to get out of it.
The original video shows the trolley stopped and surrounded by several agents. One of them is pointing their arms to shoulder height. About 13 seconds later you can hear nine shots. Then you can hear the effect of a taser for about six seconds.
YatimMcLean Sammy explains that if the officers had waited another minute by the officer who had the taser, the young Yatim still be alive today. "Taser was needed to apply to a person who has received six or nine shots and found on the floor?" Expert raised the CBC.
According to the specialist, the officers failed to how to deal with the subject. "Your mouth is your best weapon" said respecto.La key is to communicate, "he added.
In the video you can hear the players saying "drop the knife" and "if you step in this direction you will die".
"The oficlales going to have to explain why that level of force used," he added.
Today, the head of the Toronto Police, Bill Blair said he was concerned about the death of this young man, while he saw the video confirmed the fact.
"The public has a right to be concerned and question police practices," he said this morning at a press conference.
Meanwhile, the Ombudsman of Ontario, said this morning that will be analyzing what happened Tuesday.
It is expected that at 5:00 pm today perform a vigil in honor of the young died in Yonge-Dundas Square in downtown Toronto.
Yatim's family came to Toronto from Syria about five years ago. Its members are hiring several lawyers and still wonder how the police could shoot several times against the young.
His sister, Sarah, said the family is in shock.
Yatim's friends have given their condolences on a Facebook page created by Sarah, with the aim to promote the fight against what he considered injustices of the police.
