Canada

The family of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by police on Montreal’s South Shore in September will hold a news conference this morning.

This comes as the investigation, conducted by the Bureau des enquêtes indépendante (BEI), continues into its third month.

Nooran Rezayi, a high school student, was shot and killed after police responded to a 911 call reporting a group of armed people in a Longueuil neighbourhood.

His family says he was unarmed and carrying only a backpack filled with school books. The BEI has since confirmed that no firearm was recovered from the teen.

Since its creation in 2016, the BEI has opened more than 450 investigations, including 52 involving fatal police shootings.

Only two cases have ever resulted in charges of any kind, and none of the fatal shooting files have led to criminal prosecution so far. The BEI has faced criticism for the near-zero charge rate resulting from its investigations.