Neither Vancouver Police officer involved in the fatal 2009 shooting of a schizophrenic homeless man had training in the use of taser guns.
58-year old Michael Vann Hubbard was shot once after coming at officers with a utility knife.
The officers had stopped him as they searched for a stolen backpack — a backpack Vann Hubbard ultimately didn’t have.
Lawyer Doug King says the shooting speaks to a greater issue of dealing with the mentally ill.
In her testimony, Constable Celia Tisdall claims Vann Hubbard had “crazy eyes” — and his mental illness was obvious.
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