Toronto police officer charged with shooting teen in custody, granted bail

The Toronto Police Officer charged with shooting a teenager while in custody has been granted bail.
 
CTV News reports, that Constable James Forcillo turned himself in on Tuesday morning after being charged with the murder of 18 year old Sammy Yatim.
 
The incident occurred last July 27th when Forcillo pulled Yatim's streetcar over in a district of downtown Toronto. It was captured by witnesses and posted on YouTube and it shows the officer shooting the teen while in custody.
 
The ruling was announced by Ontario's Special Investigations Unit. The officer is question has a clean record and was always one of the most capable on the force according to the Toronto Cheif of Police.
 
Forcillo's closed pre-trial hearing is slated to take place onSeptember 30th in Toronto.