The police shooting of a former London man will be subject to a coroner’s inquest.
Ontario’s deputy chief coroner announced the inquest into Beau Baker's death on Wednesday.
Baker, 20, was shot and killed by police in April 2015. He was standing outside a townhouse on Brybeck Crescent in Kitchener.
An investigation by Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit found that Baker was shot seven times as he was holding a knife and moving toward a police officer.
Family members have argued that Baker was in a state of “mental health crisis” at the time.
The SIU declined to charge any Waterloo Regional Police officer with wrongdoing in connection with the shooting.
Separately, Baker’s family filed a $6-million lawsuit in April against Waterloo Region’s police board, Chief Bryan Larking, the officer who shot Baker and another officer who witnessed shooting.
The inquest will not have the power to issue charges in relation to Baker’s death. Its role will be limited to making recommendations that could prevent similar deaths.
No date or location for the inquest has been announced.
Baker attended Sir George Ross secondary school and Fanshawe College in London.
