Media Release 

October 20th, 2020

“Abdirahman Abdi, a 37-year-old Black man, died following a confrontation with Ottawa Police on July 24, 2016.” (CBC, October 20, 2020) Const. Daniel Monstsion was found not guilty in his death today. This is a very sad day for a family in our community, for the Somali and Black community and for the broader Ottawa community. From the tragedy of Abdi’s death four years ago there remains for many in the community the sense of no resolution and no…