The City of Montreal has reached an agreement with the family of Pierre Coriolan, this man shot dead by the police during a dramatic intervention in the summer of 2017.
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Mr. Corolian’s two sisters had filed a civil lawsuit against the City of Montreal following the tragic death of their brother. Details of the agreement between the two parties have not been disclosed.
Pierre Corolian’s sisters were claiming $160,000 in moral and punitive damages.
“Mr. Coriolan’s two sisters were suing the City of Montreal for the death of their brother. The trial was to be held at the Montreal courthouse from May 12. Given the agreement reached, the trial will not take place. They are satisfied with the agreement and they will not comment on the case, “said the lawyer for the two women, Virginie Dufresne-Lemire, in a press release.
Mr. Corolian died on June 27, 2017, in a residential building on Avenue Robillard, in the borough of Ville-Marie.
The police had been dispatched to the scene to intervene with an individual who was making a fuss.
In crisis, Pierre Corolian had welcomed the patrollers with a knife and a screwdriver in his hands. To control the man, the police had successively used the electric pulse gun (Taser gun), the plastic bullet gun, the telescopic baton and, ultimately, the firearm.
Hit by three bullets, Mr. Corolian lost his life during the operation, which lasted just over five minutes. He was 58 years old.
Part of the scene had also been filmed by a witness.
The public inquiry led by coroner Luc Malouin – and whose report was made public last February – highlighted in particular the lack of training of police officers to deal with cases of mental illness.
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