Coroners inquest into fatal shooting of mentally ill man returns with 29 recommendations

Jury recommendations from the coroners inquest into the death of Phuong Na (Tony) Du were released late Friday night.

Following a week of expert and witness testimony, a five-person jury prepared 29 recommendations on how to prevent a similar death.

Du, 51, died on Nov. 22, 2014 from a gunshot wound to the torso by a Vancouver police officer.

A witness at the inquest testified that Du had been screaming and waving a two-by-four at the intersection of Knight Street