Abdi's death 'tragic'"While our report does have the potential to save lives, this was a tragic outcome," Dubé said about Abdi's death. Ontario's ombudsman calls the death of an Ottawa man after a confrontation with police "tragic" and says he will push the provincial government to improve the training police officers receive for de-escalating situations. Less than four weeks before Abdi's death on Monday, ombudsman Paul Dubé released a report that criticized the training Ontario officers receive and the province for neglecting to update guidelines that could prevent deaths. According to the Ottawa Police Service's 2015 annual report, less than one per cent of calls for service received by Ottawa police are resolved with use of force. to develop a new use-of-force model, expanding and standardizing de-escalation training for new recruits and veterans, and changing police culture to encourage de-escalation skills among coach officers.

Source: CBC News July 27, 2016 09:31 UTC