Sammy Yatim

• Jurors in coroner’s inquest into death of Sammy Yatim issue 63 recommendations

  The recommendations touch on issues such as officer training, peer intervention and mental health supports family members of those killed or seriously injured by police.

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  Feb 1
  
• Peer intervention, family support among proposed recommendations in Sammy Yatim inquest

  Closing submissions have begun at a coroner's inquest into the death of a teen who was shot by a Toronto police officer on an empty streetcar more than a decade ago.

  Crime

  Jan 30
  
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• Forcillo tells inquest feedback on use-of-force would have been helpful

  A former Toronto police officer who shot a teen on an empty streetcar more than a decade ago is taking the stand for a second day at a coroner's inquest.

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  Jan 23
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• Forcillo tells coroner’s inquest having a stun gun would have ‘changed everything’

  A former Toronto police officer who shot a teen on an empty streetcar told a coroner's inquest today that having a stun gun would have "changed everything."

  Crime

  Jan 22
• Sammy Yatim’s family tells inquest they still struggle to cope with teen’s death

  Sammy Yatim's family says there should be resources to help people like them cope with their loss, noting they are still struggling to come to terms with his death.

  Canada

  Jan 12
• Coroner’s inquest into death of Sammy Yatim set to start in January

  A coroner's inquest for Sammy Yatim, a Toronto teen who was shot by a police officer on an empty streetcar in 2013, is now set to begin next month.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2023
• Sammy Yatim’s mother continues fight for justice 10 years after son’s death

  Ten years after her son was fatally shot by police on an empty Toronto streetcar, Sammy Yatim's mother is still fighting for justice.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2023
• Coroner rules against Toronto officer’s ‘suicide by cop’ theory for Sammy Yatim inquest

  A coroner has denied a request from a former Toronto police officer to explore a theory that a distraught teen he shot was committing 'suicide by cop.'

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2023
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• Police officer who fatally shot teen argues inquest should consider ‘suicide by cop’

  Forcillo shot the 18-year-old multiple times in July 2013 while the teen was on an empty streetcar.

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  Nov 23, 2022
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• Coroner’s inquest into fatal shooting of teen by Toronto police postponed

  Former Toronto police officer James Forcillo shot the 18-year-old multiple times in July 2013 while the teen was in the middle of a mental health crisis on an empty streetcar.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2022