"And it takes a meeting like this to actually make those demands. His death remains under investigation by the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The families of Jamal Francique, D’Andre Campbell, Ejaz Choudry, Chantelle Krupka and Michael Headley spoke with Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown at Malton Community Centre for more than two hours. The 29-year-old’s death sparked widespread community reaction and online attention when family members took to social media in the immediate aftermath of the incident, claiming she was pushed by police. “This is part of a broader consultation. The 62-year-old man was having a mental health crisis when his family called the non-emergency line. There have been a number of incidents,” she added. He said his son was the type of person to help people, not hurt them, adding that he still doesn't understand what happened between police officers and his son that January day. Members of a membership nobody needs to be part of gathered Sunday at a barbecue in Brampton to have fun the lives of members of the family killed by police — and to demand justice.

"There are many things that the system can do, the provincial system, and the municipal system can do to help these families, but for far too long, it's fallen on deaf ears," he said. "It just strengthens me to keep fighting. "I feel happier for the support for all of us, because what we're going through is difficult," Yvonne Campbell said softly through tears. The 29-year-old died on May 27 after falling from a 24th-floor balcony in Toronto while police officers were in the home. He said Jamal, 28, was unarmed and alone in his car in Mississauga when police shot him. Jamal Francique's family members were among the hundreds of people that gathered to honour the 28-year-old who died in January after being shot by Peel police. He was pronounced dead on the scene. All organizing efforts are approved by the family of Jamal. “We are here to demand justice. CITYNEWS/Sean Toussaint The Special Investigations Unit says the field work for their investigation into the fatal shooting of Jamal Francique by Peel police is complete. MPP Deepak Anand, who represents Mississauga-Malton, also attended. Crombie noted that there are only two mental health care crisis units in the Peel region that responds to over 15,000 mental health checks and 22,000 suicide calls. “We don’t have answers.”, “Jamal was a shining star. "We're here to speak to both mayors on what situations can be changed and what needs to be changed," Derek said before the meeting. SIU spokeswoman Monica Hudon said the files of both D'Andre Campbell and Jamal Francique are now with the agency's director for review, which means the probes are near completion. Paramedics called police after they allegedly saw Choudry holding a knife. “I come from this with the standpoint that we do a poor job in Canada and Ontario in responding to mental health challenges,” he said. He said every time political leaders take longer to respond to their demands; the more lives will be lost in the future. The event was held to honour D’Andre Campbell and Jamal Francique, who were shot and killed by police in separate incidents this year. And we are here to demand that the mayors take a stand on what is really a crisis that’s happening in our communities,” she said.

"We're going to need everyone to come to the table to make sure that we have these tragedies result in reform for how we respond as a community.". — Members of a club no one wants to be a part of gathered Sunday at a barbecue in Brampton, Ont., to celebrate the lives of family members killed by police — and to demand justice. In this difficult time, we want to make sure that as the family continues to process their grief and the injustice of his death that they are well resourced. “When are those elected representatives going to step up in the face of tragedy? We need more mobile crisis units," Crombie said. Speaking to a crowd in Hamilton, his family called for answers into his death once again. Police violence affects victims' families in irreparable ways. It comes as the province's police watchdog continues to investigate the shootings that killed Jamal Francique, D'Andre Campbell, and Ejaz Choudry and seriously injured Chantelle Krupka. Jamal Francique was a son, father, and friend. "It's very important to reach out and help them heal, and I want to do whatever I can to move forward. Both Crombie and Brown expressed concern about the incidents before the meeting and later agreed to meet with the group again to talk about how they can work together for change.