WATCH: The above video shows two videos of the Sammy Yatim shooting side-by-side. WARNING: Video may be disturbing to some viewers.
TORONTO – A video showing two angles of the Sammy Yatim shooting shows that Yatim was on the floor of the streetcar when the final six shots were fired by police.
The video shows police officers from two angles demanding Yatim drop his knife as he walks slowly near the entrance of the streetcar.
On the left side of the video, a police officer can be seen firing three shots into the streetcar. At the same time on the right side of the video, Yatim can be seen quickly falling to the floor.
Six seconds later, six more shots are fired.
After all nine shots are fired into the streetcar, several other officers gather and wait more than 30 seconds before using a Taser on the 18-year-old Yatim as he lay on the floor.
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating the shooting and Constable James Forcillo has been named the “subject officer” in their case. Twenty-two other officers have been named “witness officers.”
Yatim’s funeral is scheduled for Thursday morning.
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