"A Toronto police officer who shot and wounded a man carrying a knife in a park in 2023 was sentenced on Friday but will not serve time in jail. Const. Andrew Davis shot Devon Fowlin twice on Feb. 27, 2023 after he and other officers answered a high-priority call about a man swinging a knife. Davis pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm and careless use of a firearm at the Ontario Court of Justice in August."
"At sentencing, Justice Michael Block said Fowlin was in a state of crisis and was homeless the morning he was shot, and the officers appeared to be acting in panic. Block gave Davis a suspended sentence with probation of one year for the assault causing bodily harm offence and a conditional discharge with probation of one year for the careless use of firearm offence."
Const. Andrew Davis shot Devon Fowlin twice on Feb. 27, 2023 after officers responded to a high-priority call about a man swinging a knife in a park. Davis pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm and careless use of a firearm. Justice Michael Block found Fowlin was in a state of crisis and homeless that morning and said officers appeared to be acting in panic. Block gave Davis a suspended sentence with one year of probation for the assault and a conditional discharge with one year of probation for the firearm offence. Davis can keep his police job but will face a disciplinary hearing and will have a criminal record.
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