Families say Quebec’s police watchdog leaves them out of deadly shooting probes
MONTREAL — Eight months after their 27-year-old son Noam was fatally shot by Montreal police following a car chase, Jacob and Rachel Cohen still have more questions than answers about why he died.
Since Quebec’s police watchdog has taken over the investigation, the family still doesn’t know how many policemen were at the scene, whether there were civil witnesses or video surveillance, what conversations took place over police radio, or whether proper investigative protocols were followed, they said through a family spokesperson.
“You don’t know what’s happening, you’re scared to live a second injustice,” said Michele Cohen.
“One, (that you) lose your son, and two, that light won’t be made on the events that took place.”