Toronto officer who fatally shot Andrew Loku won't be charged, SIU says

[Locutus]

fukk blm.




'I have no doubt that the subject officer feared for his life and that of his partner': SIU director

The Toronto police officer who fatally shot 45-year-old Andrew Loku in July 2015 will not face any criminal charges, the Special Investigations Unit said Friday.

"I am satisfied that the subject officer fired his weapon believing it to be necessary to thwart an imminent hammer attack and that the officer's apprehensions in this regard were reasonable," SIU director Tony Loparco said Friday in a news release.

Three investigators and three other forensic investigators were assigned to probe the incident. They determined that the officer did not exceed "the ambit of justifiable force in the circumstances."

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The investigation found that Loku was shot by police around midnight on July 5 at an apartment complex near Rogers Road and Caledonia Road after he refused to comply with demands to drop a hammer and threatened to kill a friend of a guest in the apartment.


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Toronto officer who fatally shot Andrew Loku won't be charged, SIU says - Toronto - CBC News

 

[Walter]

BLM is a terrorist organization.

 

[lone wolf]

I have no doubt that the subject officer feared for his life and that of his partner

The investigation found that Loku was shot by police around midnight on July 5 at an apartment complex near Rogers Road and Caledonia Road after he refused to comply with demands to drop a hammer and threatened to kill a friend of a guest in the apartment.

If the shootee was non-compliant (as it sounds) and endangering life (as it sounds) then the shooting can be justified - but conflicting reporting doesn't clarify things.

 

[spaminator]

Toronto cop who killed hammer-wielding Andrew Loku says he feared for his life |

 

[Danbones]

I hope that fear doesn't become the standard legal requirement to kill someone

 

[Jinentonix]

Black Lives Matter says Loku, a 45-year-old man from South Sudan, was distressed at the time of the incident and was not a threat to the officers.

And they were for the whole incident so they know for sure that's what the deal was. Idiots.

The group is calling for charges to be laid against the officers involved in the shooting. It also wants the officers to be identified, and video footage of the incident to be made public.

The demands, which the oganization wants fulfilled by Wednesday afternoon, also include monetary compensation for Loku's family and public apologies from the mayor and police chief.

How about a cordial invitation to go f*ck yourselves.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

And they were for the whole incident so they know for sure that's what the deal was. Idiots.

Well, you could say the same about the SIU director.

How about a cordial invitation to go f*ck yourselves.

Why thank you. Not sure I needed an invitation, but I'm sure I and me will have a wonderful time regardless.