Police cleared in 2005 shooting death

Montreal police have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the 2005 shooting death of Mohammed Anas Bennis. The long-delayed coroner's inquest says that Montreal police officer Yannick Bernier was acting in self defence when he shot and killed Bennis.

According to the report, Bennis attacked Bernier with a knife, wrestling him to the ground. Witnesses say they heard him scream that he had been struck. When he got up again he pulled out his gun. Bernier said Bennis refused multiple requests to drop his knife. When he allegedly lunged at him, the officer fired two shots. 

However, Bennis' lawyer says there are still many unanswered questions. He says the knife was never checked for fingerprints or DNA. In response, the coroner says there was never any doubt the knife was his.