Out of the 100 cases studied by CTV News, only one resulted in charges being laid against police. There is one other aspect of the deaths of Cloutier and Levi that accurately reflects the other fatal shootings. "I don't think that's a surprise to anybody, but it's always shocking when you see it," he told CTVNews.ca via telephone June 17 from Oshawa, Ont.
Norm Taylor, who was part of an expert panel that compiled a report on Indigenous policing for the federal government last year, described the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the analysis as "staggering" but expected. Most are either white or Indigenous, although when population size is taken into account, Indigenous and Black Canadians are far more likely to die in a police shooting than white Canadians.
Of the 100 people most recently shot and killed by police officers in Canada, nearly all are male. The stories of Cloutier and Levi are in many ways representative of those of the other 98, according to a CTV News analysis. Read more: Why are Indigenous people in Canada so much more likely to be shot and killed by police?.
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