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Longueuil Protesters Demand Police Body Cameras After Shooting of 15-Year-Old Nooran Rezayi

Protesters said cameras are needed to ensure transparency and to verify police accounts.

Overview

  • Demonstrators marched for a second day, moving from a vigil to the Longueuil police station where officers stood in riot gear.
  • Quebec’s police watchdog reported finding a baseball bat, a backpack and ski masks, and said the only firearm seized belonged to the involved officer.
  • The local police service confirmed the officer who fired the shot has been placed on indefinite sick leave.
  • Rally organizer Francisco Fabian Castro called for justice and said body cameras would help ensure police statements are factual, citing concerns about systemic racism.
  • The police service said no arrests were made during the protest.