Miro Rodriguez

Caught on Camera: How citizen video told Sammy Yatim’s story

Caught on Camera: How citizen video told Sammy Yatim’s story

When a cop shot and killed a Toronto teenager, a bystander captured it on his iPhone—and changed the way journalists cover police shootings

By Miro Rodriguez Martin Baron walked home from a late dinner with his wife and son on a warm July night in Toronto, he saw what appeared to be an empty streetcar stopped in the middle of the road. Brushing it off as just broken down, the family continued walking. Suddenly, police officers ran toward […]