In the end, 19 bullets were fired after police said they were confronted by Marc Ekamba and his mother, Boketsu Boekwa. Ekamba’s mother started swinging a metal pot at the officers, striking Dary and Whyte. He charges towards us.”The officers ordered Ekamba to stop to no effect. Paiement said it would’ve help to have a Taser, but the device wasn’t readily available to all Peel officers at the time. Jason Miller is a Toronto-based reporter for the Star covering crime and justice in the Peel Region.

Source: thestar May 27, 2022 23:04 UTC