In July 2013, 18-year-old Sammy Yatim was shot and killed by Toronto police while alone on an empty streetcar, an incident captured on bystander video that quickly spread across Canada. Armed with a small knife, Yatim was ordered to drop it before Constable James Forcillo fired multiple shots, striking him fatally. The shooting sparked public outrage, protests, and intense debate over police use of force and mental health crises in law enforcement encounters. In 2016, Forcillo was convicted of attempted murder—though not of second-degree murder—and sentenced to six years in prison, making the case a landmark moment in Canadian policing accountability.