Killing of Sammy Yatim

rdf:langString Killing of Sammy Yatim

rdf:langString Sammy Yatim

rdf:langString Officer James Forcillo

rdf:langString Dundas Street and Bellwoods Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

rdf:langString Just after 12:00AM

rdf:langString Death of Sammy Yatim

rdf:langString Attempted murder

rdf:langString Attempted murder

rdf:langString Second degree murder

rdf:langString The death of Sammy Yatim occurred early in the morning of July 27, 2013, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Yatim, an 18-year-old Toronto male armed with a switchblade knife, was shot at nine times, and was hit by eight of the shots fired by 30-year-old Toronto Police Service (TPS) officer James Forcillo. After being shot, while lying on the floor of the streetcar he was tasered. He later died from the injuries. The incident occurred after Yatim, brandishing a 12 cm (4.7 in) switchblade knife in a Toronto streetcar, advanced on a passenger, threatened other passengers, and exposed himself. The confrontation between Yatim and the police was recorded and footage of it was released publicly, prompting strong reactions across Canada. On August 19, 2013, Forcillo was charged with second-degree murder. On July 30, 2014, he was also charged with attempted murder. On January 25, 2016, he was found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter, but guilty of attempted murder. On July 28, he was sentenced to six years in prison. The next day, he was granted bail pending an appeal of the court's sentence. His appeal was denied and he was granted parole after serving 2 years in prison. This incident was the only time an on-duty Ontario officer was charged and convicted in the death of a person since the inception of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) in 1990.

rdf:langString $8-million lawsuit filed against Toronto Police Service by Sammy Yatim's family