Abdirahman Abdi

Nearly 200 demonstrators gathered outside Ottawa Police Headquarters Wednesday, marking the one-month anniversary of Abdirahman Abdi’s death. Abdi died July 24 after a confrontation with police in Hintonburg. Black Lives Matter organized the protest along with several across the country. ...

The group formed after the death of Abdirahman Abdi has made ten recommendations to police, oversight agencies and all levels of government. Abdi died after a confrontation with Ottawa Police in Hintonburg on July 24. ** Related: Six demands released by Justice for Abdirahman Abdi Coalition . ...

_ (Open letter from Amnesty International Canada Secretary General Alex Neve to SIU Director Tony Loparco and Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau) _ August 2, 2016 Dear Mr. Loparco and Chief Bordeleau, Amnesty International is writing this Open Letter to you regarding the case of Abdirahman Abdi. ...

_ (Post via organizers of Saturday’s March for Justice in memory of Abdirahman Abdi) _ OTTAWA — We release these demands towards the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Police Service. Release entire SIU report into Abdirahman’s murder. _ Editor’s note: It wouldn’t be up to Ottawa Police or the City to release the SIU’s report. ...

Every time there is a serious injury, death or allegation of sexual assault in an incident involving police, the Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is called in. That is exactly what happened Sunday, when a man was seriously injured while being arrested by Ottawa Police outside a Hintonburg apartment complex. ...

_ (press release) _ _ (Ottawa) – Note: This statement was made prior to Abdirahman Abdi’s passing yesterday afternoon. Chief Bordeleau has expressed his condolences for the family. _ We are all aware of the incident in Hintonburg on Sunday that resulted in one man in hospital. ...

The Ontario Special Investigations Unit has reported Abdirahman Abdi, 37, has passed away after he was hospitalized following an altercation with Ottawa Police in Hintonberg. Abdi, who had mental health issues, was arrested Sunday after an incident at a coffee shop. ...