This episode takes a look at the people touched by this case.  Sammy Yatim was an 18-year-old Syrian immigrant trying to fit in to a new life in Toronto. 31 year old police constable James Forcillo is a married father of 2 young girls.  Their lives collided tragically in July 2013 when Yatim was shot to death by Forcillo on a Toronto streetcar.  

Suicide By Cop

Part 2 - The People

In 2013, a Toronto Police Officer shot and killed a teenager armed with a knife on a streetcar. Videotaped footage showing the officer firing 9 times at Sammy Yatim caused public outrage. The officer would go on trial and be found guilty of attempted murder. But this fall his lawyers will argue before the Ontario Court of Appeal that there was a miscarriage of justice when the trial judge refused evidence that the teen was on a mission to commit suicide by cop. This podcast is written and produced by Kathy Kenzora who is also host of a podcast called 1995.

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