Unusually if not uniquely, the now police officer was charged with both second-degree murder and attempted murder in Sammy Yatim’s death
The facts of the streetcar shooting death of Sammy Yatim are tragic and, by virtue both of the extensive video of the incident and media coverage, as sadly familiar as the young man’s face.
But often lost or forgotten in the public discussion are the facts of the prosecution of Toronto police Const. James Forcillo.