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Authorities kill Canadian guy throughout psychological health check

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Jun 23, 2020
Authorities kill Canadian guy throughout psychological health check

A protest near where Ejaz Choudry was shot by police has shut down an intersection Image copyright
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A demonstration near where Ejaz Choudry was shot by cops has shut down an intersection.

Ejaz Choudry, 62, was killed over the weekend when cops responded to a call to “examine on the wellness of a guy”.

In May, Toronto female Regis Korchinski-Paquet, 29, fell from a terrace and passed away after authorities showed up to help her.

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Ejaz Choudry, left, and Regis Korchinski-Paquet died less than 4 weeks apart in separate encounters with Toronto-area police.

What took place to Mr Choudry?

In a press conference, Mr Choudry’s family said he struggled with schizophrenia, was paranoid and afraid of cops. His nephew Khizar Shahzad states Mr Choudry’s daughter had actually required a non-emergency ambulance on Saturday because her father was having an “episode”. Once paramedics got to his house in Malton, beyond Toronto, Mr Shahzad stated they saw he had a knife and called the cops.

Family recalled pleading with authorities to be permitted to go with them into the structure to make Mr Choudry more comfortable, explaining that he was most likely to be paranoid.

” I said, ‘Hey, he’s terrified of your uniform, he’s not frightened of you,'” Mr Shahzad recalled.

In a press release, the SIU said Peel Regional Police reached 5pm regional time, which they communicated with Mr

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