The SIU says there are no grounds to lay charges in relation to the fatal shooting of a Brock University Student outside of a mosque in Hamilton.
On December 2nd 2017, 19 year old Brock University Student Yosif Al-Hasnawi was shot in the abdomen after stepping in to help an older man.
Witnesses alleged a police officer on scene did not take Al-Hasnawi's injuries seriously, and on December 21st a member of the public contacted the Special Investigations Unit.
The SIU says the officer's actions didn't contribute directly or indirectly to Al-Hasnawi's death because police had transferred care of the man to the paramedics after observing an injury that didn't appear to be serious because it was a small hole with little blood.
Hamilton police charged one man with second-degree murder and another with accessory after the fact in relation to the shooting and two paramedics have been charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life.