Cyclist tackled by Toronto police diagnosed with concussion

June 4, 2026

On Sunday evening, police were ticketing cyclists on a popular bike lane by the lakeshore for failure to stop at a stop sign.

However, in the footage that was posted, it shows an officer running after a cyclist before the pair move out of frame followed by three cops pinning the man to the ground beside his bike.

The rider is taken to the ground during an interaction with police. The cyclist asks: “What did I do?” An officer responds, “You didn’t stop.”

Shellnutt said he has been retained to represent the cyclist who was tackled by Toronto police officers during an incident on Queen’s Quay near Little Norway Park on May 31.

Shellnutt also questioned why police did not provide medical attention at the scene.

“We have serious questions for Toronto Police on why they did not provide medical attention to someone with an obvious head injury,” Shellnutt said, adding that the cyclist’s family later took him to hospital.

The comments come after Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw publicly defended the officers’ actions, saying they were enforcing traffic laws in the area. You can see his full statement in the video below. CANADIAN Cycling Magazine