Sister pleads for answers after brother dies in Montreal police shooting
CBC
Michelle Kay said she still doesn't know what happened in the few fleeting minutes between a 911 call last month and her brother's untimely death.
"It was so quick," said Kay, sitting in her late brother's apartment on Nuns' Island in Montreal Wednesday afternoon. "How could that be possible? Was there any talking?"
Her family is still chasing those answers, hoping authorities will soon provide more information about the police shooting.
"All of a sudden he is gone. We are losing someone who had so much to offer," said Kay.
She said two officers with Quebec's police watchdog, the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), spoke to the Kay family briefly at the hospital on the day of the shooting, Sept. 17. Nobody has contacted them since, she said.
Her brother was Ronny Kay, a 38-year-old man who was born and raised in Montreal. He was active in the local Chinese community, and volunteered in the community at large, Michelle Kay said.
In the initial BEI report, a 911 caller said a man was walking around with a handgun.
The Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) officer who responded to the call at around 12:30 p.m. shot the man after he pointed what looked like a handgun in the direction of the officer, the report said.
The man died soon after he was rushed to hospital, the BEI said.
Guy Lapointe, spokesperson for BEI, later said the man was carrying an imitation gun. The BEI's media team could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
According to his obituary, Ronny Kay is survived by his parents, three sisters and two brothers-in-law. He also leaves behind two nieces, a nephew, his dog, extended family, friends and co-workers.
Michelle Kay said her brother did not appear suicidal. He had just moved into his new place on Nuns' Island recently and was still unpacking.
He was making plans for the future, and when she went to visit his residence on the day of the shooting, it was clear her brother had been preparing meals to eat in the coming days, she said.
She said the family believes Ronny Kay may have been in a state of mental crisis. He was a man who had a deep fear of police after an incident 10 years ago, she said.
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