Coroner calls inquest into Abdirahman Abdi's death
Ontario's Office of the Chief Coroner will hold an inquest into the 2016 death of a Black man after a violent arrest by two Ottawa police officers.
![Coroner calls inquest into Abdirahman Abdi's death](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4204481.1710517985!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/abdirahman-abdi-37.jpg)
![Abdirahman Abdi lost vital signs during a violent police arrest on July 24, 2016, at the entrance to his Hintonburg apartment building. Two side-by-side photos of a Black man in his 30s.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4204481.1710517985!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/abdirahman-abdi-37.jpg)
Ontario's Office of the Chief Coroner will hold an inquest into the 2016 death of a Black man after a violent arrest by two Ottawa police officers.