The Ottawa Police Services Board said officers responded "reasonably and responsibly" during an incident at the St. Laurent Shopping Centre, where police arrested a group of young Black men shooting a music video. CBC reported the incident in December, describing how police handcuffed a group of young Black men, waiting to shoot a music video, at gunpoint. Sloly showed an image taken from mall security camera footage from Dec. 27, the day police responded to the 911 call. An investigation into the police response concluded officers involved "acted appropriately and professionally in this incident," Sloly said. He said OPS have made numerous attempts to reach out to the young people involved in the incident but have not gotten a response.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2021 01:52 UTC