Graffic Video Toronto Police Shoot 18 Year Old 9 Times; Shooting Captured on Video
Sammy Yatim, 18, was pronounced dead in hospital after the altercation occurred early Saturday morning. Yatim suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and a Taser was also deployed during the altercation, the SIU said in a news release Monday. Witnesses said the deadly confrontation occurred shortly after Yatim brandished a knife and ordered people off the streetcar. Police soon arrived and surrounded the public transit vehicle.
In a video posted on YouTube, several officers are seen standing on the street near the front of the streetcar as they repeatedly yell “drop the knife” at Yatim, who is seen standing on the streetcar near the open front door. Three gunshots are heard, followed by six more gunshots about five seconds later as sirens blare and more officers approach the streetcar. After the gunshots, the officers – some still with their guns drawn – are heard shouting additional commands, including “drop the knife,” as they approach the door.
Seconds later, the sound of a Taser is heard as a male officer yells “drop the knife.” The video, about two minutes and 20 seconds in length, was recorded by a witness as he stood nearby. “I acknowledge the video and I have seen it but it only presents one narrow slice of what happened that night,” he said. “Let’s wait and let’s get the evidence and we will go from there.”
Hundreds of protesters have taken the streets to condemn the actions of Toronto police in a weekend shooting that left an 18-year-old kid dead. The protesters around 5 p.m., making their way towards..., where Sammy Yatim was fatally shot while brandishing a knife aboard a streetcar early Saturday morning. “We are here today to express our outrage at the police killing of an 18 year old boy that was taken down brutally by Toronto police,” one protester told CP24 as the march got underway. “We are here to demand justice for him and his family.”...
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Monday, July 29th 2013 at 9:29PM
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