Streetcar Shooting

• Supreme Court to deliver ruling on leave to appeal for Toronto cop convicted in death of Sammy Yatim

  Ontario’s Court of Appeal found Const. James Forcillo’s second round of shots was “clearly unnecessary and excessive.”

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  Dec 4, 2018
  
• James Forcillo to begin serving prison sentence after bail revoked

  Const. James Forcillo will begin serving his six-year prison sentence after the Court of Appeal revoked his bail on Monday.

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  Nov 30, 2017
  
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• James Forcillo appears in court, bail hearing put over until Nov. 30

  Const. James Forcillo, the Toronto police officer convicted in the fatal shooting of Sammy Yatim aboard a streetcar, appeared in court on Friday.

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  Nov 17, 2017
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• James Forcillo, Toronto cop convicted in Sammy Yatim shooting, arrested for breaching bail conditions

  James Forcillo was sentenced to six years behind bars for attempted murder in the death of Sammy Yatim.

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  Nov 15, 2017
• Second officer charged in Sammy Yatim will plead not guilty to misconduct counts

  The lawyer representing a second police officer facing a misconduct charge in the case of a youth killed on a Toronto streetcar says his client will plead not guilty if the matter proceeds.

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  Apr 3, 2017
• Officer who killed Sammy Yatim seeks house arrest instead of prison

  Lawyers for a Toronto police officer found guilty of attempted murder for killing Sammy Yatim are asking court to consider a house arrest sentence.

  Apr 19, 2016
• James Forcillo faces additional charge in death of Sammy Yatim

  The Toronto police officer who shot and killed a teenager on a streetcar last summer faces an additional charge of attempted murder.

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  Jul 30, 2014
• Report released on Toronto police encounters with those in crisis

  A report by a former Supreme Court of Canada justice into the use of lethal force by Toronto police has made 84 sweeping recommendations.

  Jul 24, 2014