His family, however, says that he was mentally ill and that they are “shocked” by the whole thing, and that police unfairly targeted the poor man. You might almost think they were reading out of some playbook.
“Peel cops shoot suspected suicide bomber,” by Chris Doucette, Toronto Sun, November 17, 2015:
Hours after the horrific terror attacks in Paris, a stand-off unfolded between police officers and a suspected suicide bomber in a Mississauga neighbourhood, the Toronto Sun has learned.
French officials were still counting their dead when Peel Regional Police officers ended a frightening confrontation by opening fire on the 26-year-old man at Golden Orchard Dr. and Grand Forks Rd. — near Bloor St. and Dixie Rd. — shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday.
In the aftermath of the shooting, police downplayed the incident saying only that the call involved “an emotionally disturbed person.”
But the presence of the service’s Explosive Disposal Unit and heavily armed Tactical officers at the scene suggested a far more serious threat was afoot.
A source, who asked not to be named, revealed to Sun on Monday that the bomb squad responded because the man in question was wearing what appeared to be a suicide vest and holding what looked like a triggering device.
It was not immediately known if the vest actually contained explosives.
But suicide bombers and gunmen killed 129 victims in Paris less than eight hours earlier. So police, who were on heightened alert, took the threat seriously.
Uniformed officers shot the suspected suicide bomber four times, the source said.
Fortunately, the shooting was not followed by an explosion.
The man, whose nationality was not immediately clear, was rushed to the trauma centre at St. Mike’s hospital in Toronto. He is expected to survive.
Another source said investigators have since determined the vest was not real….
“Family of mentally-ill Mississauga man question police shooting,” CBC News, November 17, 2015:
The family of a man shot by police Saturday is upset that some media are referring to him as a suspected suicide bomber.
Peel Police say the incident unfolded after they responded to call about a suicidal man in the Grand Forks Road and Golden Orchard Drive in Mississauga early Saturday morning.
They say “there was an interaction with a male, he was shot by police,” and then taken to a trauma centre.
According to the Toronto Sun, the bomb squad also responded to the call “because the man in question was wearing what appeared to be a suicide vest and holding what looked like a triggering device.”
Police are not confirming that, but one neighbour told CBC News police called her and directed her to move her family to a safe place in the house.
The family of Hamza Abdi is upset about how police handled the situation.
They believe the 26-year-old, who suffers from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety, left the house because he was anxiously looking for cigarettes.
Abdi’s family said he was wearing a winter jacket when he left the house and the only thing they know he had with him was an electric shaver.
Why did he take an electric shaver with him to buy cigarettes?
They claim Peel police knew about Abdi’s mental health issues because of previous calls. And they believe tensions following the Paris attacks may have played a role in how police responded.
Hamzi’s older brother, Mohamoud Abdi, told CBC News he was “puzzled and shocked and couldn’t believe” media reports calling his brother a suspected suicide bomber.
Shocked!
“My brother is Canadian as you can get, he came here at a young age,” Mohamoud said, adding that Hamzi was never violent toward anyone.
Hamzi has since been released from hospital.
He faces several charges, including uttering threats, failing to comply and a charge of possessing an imitation weapon.

sahani says
Its better to kill any suspect then wait until he kills many. Police should be given more power to save masses.
Kieran says
He was mentally alright…anybody who dedicates their life to such an idiotic religion must be.
Emilie Green says
Suicide vest?
Com’n. If he had said it was a clock, le jeune Trudeau woulda invited him to Ottawa.
Stevie says
LOL and thats exactly what might have gone down 🙂
bernie says
I understand that Justin Trudeau wants to fast-track something like 20 000 or more Syrian refugee-claimants (“claimants” being a key word, because many of them won’t be genuine, harmless refugee into Canada before 2016). That should go down well…not.
Mahmoud says
“Why did he take an electric shaver with him to buy cigarettes?”
“They believe the 26-year-old, who suffers from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety…”
Don’t ask stupid questions.
Angemon says
Huh, Mahmoud? You’re not answering the question.
gravenimage says
Don’t ask stupid questions, filthy Infidels!
He had to carry the razor with him–how else was he supposed to be freshly shaven when he met the 72 virgins after he blew himself uuuu…
Oops…wait.
Don’t ask stupid questions, OK?
Stevie says
Its nice to know that when the ‘shit hits the fan ‘ even in a country run by that Dhimmi Trudea the police will shoot first and ask questions later .
zulu says
this is his Facebook page. he is rather devout : https://www.facebook.com/hamza.abdi.5/about
gravenimage says
Did they scrub his page, Zulu? This is pretty much blank…
Doug says
“They believe the 26-year-old, who suffers from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety, left the house because he was anxiously looking for cigarettes.”
So why is a mentally ill “immigrant” even allowed in the country? I fear this will only get worse under FuddleDuddle Jr.
dumbledoresarmy says
if his family entered Canada when he was aged 12 or under, his schizophrenia probably wasn’t manifesting yet.
Things like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia – assuming of course that this person has in fact been formally diagnosed with these disorders – usually manifest in adolescence or a bit later (I have a friend whose bipolar disorder only hit her between the eyes when she was in her mid-20s, before that she seemed perfectly normal).
Undaunted says
Amazing; this is a situation begging for a .308 round ~ or at least a well-placed 9mm ~ through the noggin of the suspected bomber. Because of bomb ballistics, they needed to end the threat immediately by making it impossible for the guy to detonate his device. which they did not do.
Yet another reason why we are on our own out here; too many police will not do the right thing at the right time but will under-react, as in this case, and permit danger to linger and death to be dealt.
Deal with it.
DeWalt says
Clock boys brother?
Angemon says
Unless it’s Carnival or Halloween and the suicide vest looks like this:
http://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/2266412/84730739.jpg
Don’t take any chances.
gravenimage says
Now *that* is grimly hilarious, Angemon! The six-packs of Red Bull are a particularly nice touch.
Although, if it turns out to be the case that the Russian passenger jet *was* brought down with the contents of a single soft drink can, it may not be quite as amusing,
ensitue says
amazingly the facebook Page has been scrubbed
Markus Lukas says
Did anybody get a pre-scrub copy of it?
Undaunted says
The cops in this case further confused the issue of what to do with suicide bombers. Though the IACP recommended some years ago that these perpetrators get head-shots ASAP, not all LEA signed on to that policy. Instead, they choke on the OODA Loop crap sandwich they’re forced to eat and end up only wounding a guy who very well may have had an operative bomb and the intent to use it to kill people. The link below talks about how cops and everyone else can make decisions in advance so they’re not delayed in doing what needs to be done and then doing it effectively and legally.
http://freemendo.typepad.com/undaunted/2012/01/playing-catch-up.html
? says
Islam is already a mental disorder and this guy is bipolar, schizophrenic, and anxious- my question is why did the family let him out of the house? Why wasn’t there someone to watch him so he didn’t do anything stupid? These kinds of questions are the ones never asked by courts and lawmakers yet people are so “shocked” when this happens.
Carolyne says
And Islam is already bipolar, schizophrenic and anxious. If they kept everyone indoors who exhibited those traits, no Muslim would ever see daylight.
gravenimage says
Family of mentally-ill Mississauga man question police shooting
…………………………….
The sweet family comic strip “For Better or Worse” is set in Mississauga, which was supposed to represent a quintessentially Canadian sort of place. No more.
http://www.fborfw.com/
This features the caption, “Have a Cozy Day!” I wish…
More:
They believe the 26-year-old, who suffers from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety, left the house because he was anxiously looking for cigarettes.
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Doesn’t *everyone* leave the house with a suicide vest? Even for someone suffering from “anxiety”, this seems a tad eccentric…
More:
Hamzi’s older brother, Mohamoud Abdi, told CBC News he was “puzzled and shocked and couldn’t believe” media reports calling his brother a suspected suicide bomber.
Shocked!
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Is everyone else as sick of this crap as I am?
Fedup says
I want to ask Justin Trudeau if he’ll step down as PM if any Canadian is hurt or killed by any Muslim immigrant? If he is so willing to risk our lives, can’t he risk his job?
Bernice says
I’m with the guy calling for the head shot. I’m also with charging the guardian of this man with criminal negligence for allowing such a mental case out of his sight. Can you imagine what’s coming in with the humanitarian wave of “refugees,” an uncomfortable amount of them of military age? They want us to fight for their country, but they’re not willing to.
KEEP THEM OUT! We have more than we seem to need already!
Dave says
Shot four times and still kicking. The cops apparently need some range time to improve their shooting skills.
bullfrogger says
Perhaps they should have run background checks first . I don’t care how or why , Stack them like cord wood for all I care . If you study the koran and then decide Islam is the path for you , then I want you dead . We don’t have time to figure out radicals from so called moderates . they are all muslims and by that definition alone my enemies .
richard courtemanche says
Mentally ill? And he happened to think of such an act? Case close, cops are not mind readers.