Quebec's police watchdog is grappling with scrutiny and mistrust as it investigates the police shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in Longueuil, Que.

At a rare media conference on Tuesday, Brigitte Bishop, the head of the agency, which is known as the BEI, insisted on the bureau's independence and impartiality.

Bishop, who took on her role in April, appeared to be pushing back against a feeling of distrust already spreading through the South Shore community where Nooran Rezay, a student at a nearby high school, was fatally shot by a police officer after receiving a 911 call reporting a group of armed people.

Nooran's family insists he was unarmed and only carrying a backpack filled with books.

Family and friends of Nooran said Monday they feared the investigation would not lead to just

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