Why did they shoot Paul Boyd?

Paul Boyd was shot to death by the Vancouver police force on August 13, 2007 after he was seen creating a disturbance on Granville Street. Vancouver police claimed that he was shot by an officer in self-defense.

What did Paul Boyd do?

Boyd (September 30, 1967 – August 13, 2007) was an American-born Canadian animator. He was a member of a.k.a. Cartoon, the production team for Cartoon Network’s longest running television series, Ed, Edd n Eddy, as a title sequence animator and director.