Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has ruled that police officers who fatally shot a mentally ill man in crisis in 2020 should not have their names shielded from the public.
An "unprecedented" request made by a Toronto area police service to shield the identities of the officers involved in the 2020 death of Ejaz Choudry has been rejected by the courts.
A request made by Peel Regional Police to shield the identities of the officers involved in the 2020 death of Mississauga father Ejaz Choudry has been rejected by the courts.
Should police officers who fatally shot a mentally ill man in crisis have their names shielded from the public? That's the question facing Ontario's Superior Court of Justice as a hearing gets underway Tuesday in a lawsuit by the family of Ejaz Choudry killed by police in 2020, after his family called a non-emergency line for help.