Kelley’s client, Kofi Patrong, successfully defeated an appeal by the Toronto police, affirming his right to sue the police over a gang-related shooting that left him with a permanent disability. Mr. Patrong was a teenager standing in his back yard when he was shot by a prominent gangster in Malvern, Scarborough. At the time, he claims, front-line police officers were investigating the shooter for other drive-by shootings, had him under active surveillance, and failed to follow senior officers’ directives to arrest him before he could do more harm.