The family of an unarmed 15-year-old shot dead by a police officer in September, said Tuesday they are suing the Longueuil, Que., police force.

Family representatives said at a news conference that a Longueuil police officer used disproportionate force on Nooran Rezayi on Sept. 21 when an officer responding to a 911 call shot Rezayi twice, killing him.

The family says Quebec’s police watchdog has also failed to keep them informed of updates in the case. In a news release, the family pointed out that the police watchdog held a news conference two days after Rezayi’s death and said a weapon had been recovered on the scene.

“Only one weapon was seized at the scene of the incident, and it belonged to the police officer who fired the shots,” the family’s media release said.

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