The Montreal police officer who shot and killed a Montreal teenager in 2008 confirmed Thursday that he was never debriefed about what happened in the days and weeks following the shooting.
Const. Jean-Loup Lapointe told a coroner's inquest that he refused to speak with Surete du Quebec investigators when they met him a week after the Aug. 9, 2008, death of Fredy Villanueva.
He said that he had told his union representative everything that happened, but opted not to speak with the two S.Q. investigators because he felt he was being treated like a suspect.
Lapointe instead submitted a written report two weeks after the shooting. He and his partner, Stephanie Pilotte, were placed on sick leave.
Investigation
The inquest, which began late last year, has raised questions about the SQ probe led by Sgt.-Det. Bruno Duchesne. Duchesne has previously testified that he never spoke with Lapointe or Pilotte. The SQ officer also said that he never took steps to ensure that the partners kept away from each other.
Death threats
Lapointe is testifying for the third day and he has done so under very tight security at the Montreal courthouse.
Both officers have received multiple death threats ever since the shooting that triggered riots and made international headlines.
The officers have been flanked by bodyguards at all times and Coroner Andre Perreault has barred the media from publishing pictures of the pair.
The publication ban also applies to media sketch artists, who are normally a fixture in courtrooms.
