He thought he was going to die : Family of teen mistakenly arrested demands accountability
by MALEEHA SHEIKH and DILSHAD BURMAN
Posted Apr 5, 2021 5:58 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 5, 2021 at 11:03 pm EDT
A Black teen was mistakenly arrested in a coordinated takedown by Peel Regional Police and Toronto Police on March 31. They believed he was a suspect wanted for an abduction in Peel region and a murder in Toronto. Credit: David Bosveld.
A run-of-the-mill trip to McDonald’s turned into a traumatic experience for a Black teen due to what police call a regrettable “mistake.”
On March 31, David Bosveld’s 17-year-old godson got into a car that was rented by his friend and was driving in the area of Don Mills Road and Finch Avenue when he suddenly became the subject of a “really dynamic takedown.”
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TORONTO Police say no injuries were reported following a shooting on Highway 427 in Vaughan on Wednesday morning. It happened at around 10:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway near Highway 7, Ontario Provincial Police say. “We have had officers already patrolling the area,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in video posted online. He added that shell casings were found at the scene and officers are speaking to the victim of the shooting incident, who was not injured. “There are reported gunshot holes or bullet holes in the vehicle that the victim was operating at the time. (We are) trying to determine whether there is any connection between the suspect or the suspect vehicle, the assailants and the victim. That is part of the ongoing investigation,” Schmidt said.
Police say no injuries were reported following a shooting on Highway 427 in Vaughan on Wednesday morning. It happened at around 10:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway near Highway 7, Ontario Provincial Police say. “We have had officers already patrolling the area,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in video posted online. He added that shell casings were found at the scene and officers are speaking to the victim of the shooting incident, who was not injured. “There are reported gunshot holes or bullet holes in the vehicle that the victim was operating at the time. (We are) trying to determine whether there is any connection between the suspect or the suspect vehicle, the assailants and the victim. That is part of the ongoing investigation,” Schmidt said.