The US newspapers do not seem to have picked this up from what I can tell, and it is VERY disturbing. A little over a week ago, a 19-year-old named Sammy Yatim with a Swiss army knife, goes non-linear on a Toronto streetcar. Everyone rushes off the tram. The passengers are freaked out but no one is injured. A guy carrying his bicycle walks right past Sammy while maintaining eye contact. The police show up and shoot him NINE times, then taser him.
The police are surrounding the tram. No one is in danger. Everyone is off the bus. There are no hostages. A bystander catches everything on video and posts it. Wait three-seconds for the stupid commercial and you see the whole thing. The city is appalled. Toronto police have some serious 'splaining to do.
The original footage is on YouTube from various angles.