Firefighters were turned away and a paramedic laughed as shot teen lay dying, court hears All three Hamilton firefighters who were dispatched to the area of Sanford Avenue and Main Street East on Dec. 2, 2017, testified in Ontario Superior Court Wednesday that they were ready to help Yosif Al-Hasnawi, a 19-year-old man who had been shot by what paramedics thought was a BB gun but turned out to be a handgun, but were turned away by other first responders. Social Sharing