Police to investigate emergency medical response in Good Samaritan’s death
Posted Dec 27, 2017 01:10:54 PM.
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Hamilton police say a criminal investigation has been launched into the emergency medical care provided to a Good Samaritan who police have said was killed after trying to intervene in an altercation earlier this month.
Yosif Al-Hasnawi was shot and killed on Dec. 2 after he tried to help an older man who was being accosted by two men.
The men have since been charged in connection to the death.
But witnesses to the interaction have criticized Hamilton paramedics and police for not taking Al-Hasnawi seriously when he said he was in pain.
Hamilton police say the Niagara Regional Police Service will conduct the investigation to ensure an impartial investigation is conducted.
Police say they won’t provide any further comment while the investigation is ongoing.
