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Coroners Inquest Called Into Fatal Police Shooting Outside B.C. Casino

The Canadian Press, 24 Sep, 2015 10:48 AM
    VANCOUVER — A coroners' inquest has been called into the death of a 48-year-old man who was shot by police during an armed standoff outside a casino in New Westminster, B.C.
     
    Mehrdad Bayrami died in hospital in November 2012, 10 days after he was shot in the abdomen.
     
    Const. Jordan MacWilliams of the Delta Police Department was charged with second-degree murder but the charge was dropped this past July.
     
    The Criminal Justice Branch said the available evidence didn't support a viable prosecution of MacWilliams.
     
    The inquest is scheduled to begin next February, when jurors will hear evidence from witnesses under oath before making recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths.
     
    MacWilliams also faces a civil lawsuit from Bayrami's daughter, who has accused the officer of gross negligence and malicious misconduct though none of the allegations have been tested in court.

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