Death of Quebec Teen Shot by Cops Avoidable Had Doctors Intervened: Coroner

Death of Quebec Teen Shot by Cops Avoidable Had Doctors Intervened: Coroner
Coroner Gehane Kamel speaks during a news conference in Trois-Rivieres, Que., Oct. 5, 2021. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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A Quebec coroner says the 2018 death of a teenager shot by provincial police was avoidable had health-care workers communicated with each other and followed up with the teen regarding his mental health issues.

Coroner Géhane Kamel says in her report that Riley Fairholm was not seeking a so-called “suicide by cop” and that police were justified in using lethal force because they thought their lives were in danger.