On October 13th, 2022, Taresh Bobby Ramroop died after a prolonged, violent encounter involving approximately 20 Toronto Police Officers, including several members of the Emergency Task Force. Taresh did not need a police response that day, he needed mental health care. Instead, the police staged an hours long standoff which ended after Taresh tried to escape from a window in his Jane/Finch high-rise apartment and fell to his death.

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The Toronto Police are responsible for this death, and must be abolished so we can develop emergency responses that provide safety, care and dignity. 

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The family's demands include:

-Abolish of the toronto Police Services, and the development of appropriate and caring emergency responses

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-Name and criminally charge against all officers involved in the October 13th response, including the police official(s) who supervised and directed the police's actions

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-The release to the family of all police body camera footage, audio recordings, dashcam footage, and notes from all officers related to the October 13th response

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Important facts about October 13th

 

-The family and other witnesses saw approximately 20 officers at the apartment; media and the SIU have incorrectly reported that only 3-6 officers attended

 

-A police officer assaulted Taresh's mother when she arrived and asked to speak to her son

 

-Police told family members a doctor would be attending to treat Taresh, but the family never saw any doctor arrive or attend to Taresh

 

-Taresh's body lay on the ground for several hours after he died; family members were not informed of his death for several hours