Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu has broken his silence about new evidence in the fatal shooting of a mentally ill man nearly five years ago. Chu says he was disturbed by video of Paul Boyd being shot while he's crawling and unarmed. Chu is breaking with policy to post details of the events on the VPD website. He's also welcoming another outside … [Read more...]
Coroners Service to review Boyd case
May 29, 2012 by
The BC Coroners Service is the latest agency to review its file into the 2007 VPD shooting death of Paul Boyd.An inquest was held into the death in December of 2010, ending with nine recommendations directed at police and health authorities.Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe calls the newly-released video "a very important piece of evidence." "We felt it … [Read more...]
External review ordered into Paul Boyd police shooting
May 29, 2012 by
Minister of Justice and Attorney General Shirley Bond says new video and witness information in the Paul Boyd case will be investigated by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team. New video has emerged showing the final moments of Boyd's life, before he was killed by Vancouver Police officers in 2007. The mentally-ill man was shot eight times, … [Read more...]
New video emerges in Paul Boyd death
May 28, 2012 by
The BC Civil Liberties Association calls it a game changer...New video has emerged showing the final moments of Paul Boyd's life - before he was killed by Vancouver Police officers in 2007.The mentally-ill man was shot eight times - after being armed with a chain, supposedly advancing on officers along Granville Street.Executive director David Eby … [Read more...]
