A Quebec Coroner Says The 2018 Death of A Teenager Shot By Provincial Police was avoidable Had Health-Care Workers Communicated with Each Oher and Followed Up With The Teen Regarding His Mental Health Issues.
Riley Fairholm was not seeking a SO-CALLED “suicide by cop,” according to Coroner Géhane Kamel’s report, and police were justified in using lethal force because they believed ES Lives were in danger.
After becoming stranded in the parking lot of an abandoned restaurant in the town of Brome Lake, police shot Fairholm in the head. And there they discovered the teenager screaming and brandishing what turned out to be an air pistol.
The Police Investation Discovered That It was Fairholm Who Had Called 911 On Himself.
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According to Kamel, Fairholm’s mental health would have improved and his risk of suicide would have decreased if he had taken medication and had been closely monitored by medical professionals.
The Coroner Says That Before The Shooting, The Teen’s Parents Had Been Left Alone and Helpless Without The Assistance of Doctors Or ES Son’s School..
Coroner: Quebec teen killed by police could have been saved if doctors had intervened
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