Andrew Loku

• Should cops ditch their guns? New Zealand sets example some think Canada should follow

  Most cops in New Zealand, Norway, Iceland and the UK don't guns unless the situation clearly warrants it — should Canada follow suit?

  Features

  Apr 27, 2019
  
• Toronto police considering drug testing for officers, chief says in year-end interview

  In his year-end interview with Kelly Cutrara, Mark Saunders was asked about a variety of issues, from the Andrew Loku inquest recommendations to gun control, and the police force's relationship with the LGBTQ community.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2017
  
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• Vigil held for man killed by Montreal police

  Following the vigil, the black-clad protesters marched downtown while chanting "Black lives matter."

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2017
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• Killing of Andrew Loku by Toronto police in July 2015 ruled a homicide

  A Toronto police officer shot the 45-year-old man dead two years ago as he was holding a hammer in an apartment building hallway.

  Crime

  Jun 30, 2017
• Closing arguments begin at inquest into death of Toronto man shot by police

  A hammer-wielding man who was shot dead by Toronto police two years ago did not need to die, the lawyer representing his family said in pushing for a transformation of police culture and training.

  Crime

  Jun 26, 2017
• Toronto police officer who shot Andrew Loku tells inquest he feared for his life

  Const. Andrew Doyle told the inquest he feared for his life when he saw Andrew Loku holding a hammer in an apartment building hallway shortly after midnight on July 5, 2015.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2017
• Inquest into fatal shooting of Andrew Loku by Toronto police begins today

  The Special Investigations Unit found that the officer who shot him did not exceed the range of justifiable force.

  Crime

  Jun 5, 2017
• Inquest into fatal shooting of Andrew Loku by Toronto police to begin in June

  An inquest will be held into the death of a 45-year-old hammer-wielding man who was shot by Toronto police.

  Crime

  Feb 1, 2017
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• Ontario partially releases SIU report into Andrew Loku’s death

  An Ontario judge has been tapped to review the province's police oversight agencies - a move the Liberal government announced as it released part of a report into a fatal police shooting.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2016
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• Inquest called for Andrew Loku’s death in police shooting that sparked protests

  A coroner's inquest has been ordered for a mentally ill man killed in a Toronto police shooting that ignited local Black Lives Matter protests.

  Canada

  Apr 13, 2016