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A memorial: The family of Wade Lawson listens to The Chosen Generation choir, below, at a service yesterday
A memorial: The family of Wade Lawson listens to The Chosen Generation choir, below, at a service yesterday

A memorial: The family of Wade Lawson listens to The Chosen Generation choir, below, at a service yesterday

Date1/15/1989
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0062045F
    At the Graveside: Family and friends of Wade Lawson cling to each other for comfort at the youth's burial at Spring Creek Cemetery in Mississauga yesterday, while 3-years-old Trevor, left, sobs for his dead stepbrother
    At the Graveside: Family and friends of Wade Lawson cling to each other for comfort at the youth's burial at Spring Creek Cemetery in Mississauga yesterday, while 3-years-old Trevor, left, sobs for his dead stepbrother
    Lawson, Michael Wade
    12/14/1988
    At the graveside: Family and friends of Wade Lawson cling to each other for comfort at the youth's burial at Spring Creek Cemetery in Mississauga yesterday, while 3-year-old Trevor, left, sobs for his dead stepbrother
    At the graveside: Family and friends of Wade Lawson cling to each other for comfort at the youth's burial at Spring Creek Cemetery in Mississauga yesterday, while 3-year-old Trevor, left, sobs for his dead stepbrother
    Lawson, Michael Wade
    12/14/1988
    Disappointed Mother: Wade Lawson's mother Evelyn Lennon-Lyon, with family friend Dwayne Rookwood, 14, is distraught over decision not to appeal.
    Disappointed Mother: Wade Lawson's mother Evelyn Lennon-Lyon, with family friend Dwayne Rookwood, 14, is distraught over decision not to appeal.
    Gower, Patti
    5/8/1992
    Tough Decision: Attorney-General Howard Hampton says province has no grounds to appeal the acquittals of the officers in the Wade Lawson shooting
    Tough Decision: Attorney-General Howard Hampton says province has no grounds to appeal the acquittals of the officers in the Wade Lawson shooting
    Bull, Ron
    5/8/1992
    Lawson, Wade
    Lawson, Wade
    Gower, Patti
    5/8/1992
    Evelyn Lennon-Lyon mother of Michael Wade Lawson, killed by police. Right is her brother Cyprian Lennon
    Evelyn Lennon-Lyon mother of Michael Wade Lawson, killed by police. Right is her brother Cyprian Lennon
    Lawson, Michael Wade
    12/12/1988
    Badge numbers: Button supports constables charged in Wade Lawson case
    Badge numbers: Button supports constables charged in Wade Lawson case
    Slaughter, Mike
    6/8/1990
    Sparked Task Force: The police shootings of Michael Wade Lawson, top left, in Mississauga last December and Lester Donaldson in Toronto last August, sparked the formation of the Ontario Race Relations and Policing Task Force headed by Clare Lewis, right
    Sparked Task Force: The police shootings of Michael Wade Lawson, top left, in Mississauga last December and Lester Donaldson in Toronto last August, sparked the formation of the Ontario Race Relations and Policing Task Force headed by Clare Lewis, right
    Griffin, Doug
    April 4, 1989
    Lawson, Wade
    Lawson, Wade
    Brazao, Dale
    12/10/1988
    After the verdict: Supporters clear path for Evelyn Lennon-Lyon, centre, mother of Michael Wade Lawson, insert left, after verdict acquitting Anthony Melaragni, centre, and Darren Longpre
    After the verdict: Supporters clear path for Evelyn Lennon-Lyon, centre, mother of Michael Wade Lawson, insert left, after verdict acquitting Anthony Melaragni, centre, and Darren Longpre
    Gower, Patti
    4/8/1992
    Shocked Relatives: Joyce Ewers and her son, Dale, aunt and cousin of Wade Lawson, were questioned and held for several hours at a police station.
    Shocked Relatives: Joyce Ewers and her son, Dale, aunt and cousin of Wade Lawson, were questioned and held for several hours at a police station.
    Brazao, Dale
    12/9/1988
    Victim's mother: Evelyn Lennon-Lyon was in court when a police officer was charged with murder in the death of her son, Wade Lawson, left.
    Victim's mother: Evelyn Lennon-Lyon was in court when a police officer was charged with murder in the death of her son, Wade Lawson, left.
    Lawson, Michael Wade
    3/27/1991