Families outraged over SIU s verdict of D Andre Campbell case to hold conference this afternoon
by Lucas Casaletto
Posted Dec 15, 2020 1:34 pm EDT
Yvonne Campbell, Tanya Campbell, Dajour Campbell, and Tajaun Campbella and others pose for a photograph during a community barbecue honouring loved ones killed by police. Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press
A group of different families affected by Peel police-involved shootings will gather for a press conference outside the Special Investigation Unit’s (SIU) headquarters in Mississauga to “to express their outrage about the SIU’s latest verdict”.
On Monday, the SIU found “no basis” to proceed with criminal charges in the death of the 26-year-old Campbell, who was shot and killed by a Peel Regional Police officer while in his family’s Brampton, Ont. home in April.
Mississauga police station suffers significant damage during protest
by News Staff
Posted Dec 12, 2020 3:13 pm EDT
Police say a police station located at 3030 Erin Mills Parkway in Mississauga was damaged during a protest on Dec. 11, 2020. (PROVIDED/PEEL REGIONAL POLICE)
Peel police say they are investigating after a Mississauga police station had red paint thrown on to its walls and windows during a protest on Friday.
At around 3 p.m. police said a group of people arrived to protest in front of the service’s 11 Division station, located at 3030 Erin Mills Parkway.
In an Instagram post on Friday, a group called the “Malton People’s Movement” said they were gathering at the station to protest alleged police violence.
Families of people killed or injured by Peel police question efficacy of SIU
The families of people killed by Peel police rallied in front of the 11 Division headquarters in Mississauga, Ont. Friday to ask why officers who shot their relatives remain in their jobs.
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Posted: Dec 12, 2020 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 12, 2020
Several dozen people rallied outside 11 Division in Mississauga Ont., on Friday to call for charges to be laid against Peel police officers who have shot and killed their relatives. (Yanjun Li/CBC )
Families of those killed or injured by Peel Regional Police officers rallied in front of the 11 Division headquarters Friday to urge the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) to lay charges against the officers who shot their relatives.