Beau Baker inquest delayed, no longer set for February

The Ontario's coroner office says an inquest into the police shooting of Beau Baker in Kitchener in 2015, will no longer begin this month.

On Wednesday afternoon, CherylMahyr, an issues manager at the office saysshe's "unable to confirm a start date" but the inquest "will not be starting this month."

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In August of last year, a spokesperson from the coroner's office said it was set to begin in February 2019.

Baker, 20, died after he was shot seven times by a Waterloo Regional Police officer on April 2, 2015.

Police said the officer shot Baker out of concern for public safety.

Ontario's Special Investigation unit said Baker had made a number of threats over the phone earlier in the evening and was holding a knife while standing outside a townhouse at 77 Brybeck Cres. in Kitchener when confronted by police.

TheSIU found the officer was legally justified in his actions.

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An inquest into Baker's death was called in August 2016. Last year,the coroner's office said there were a number of delays in setting a date, including collecting expert reports.