The mother of a Good Samaritan shot and killed in Hamilton's lower city has filed a $1.5-million lawsuit that names paramedics, police and St. Joseph's Healthcare, among others.

Amal Alzurufi filed a claim in Hamilton court, saying the paramedics didn't recognize or follow proper procedures after 19-year-old Yosif Al-Hasnawi was shot.

"They carelessly and recklessly disregarded Yosif's complaints and symptoms," says the statement of claim, filed through Hamilton lawyer Gregory McKenna.

The claim says the paramedics also didn't transport him in a "safe and proper manner" and took him to a hospital farther away than Hamilton General.

As a result, the suit says, Al-Hasnawi's mother and his two sisters and two brothers have experienced "extreme mental and emotional injuries."

Amal Alzurufi has filed a lawsuit for $1.5 million. (Flora Pan/CBC)

None of the claims have been proven in court, and no statement of defence has been filed.

Hamilton Police Service and St. Joe's declined comment because the matter is before the courts. In a statement, Chief Michael Sanderson of Hamilton Paramedic Service said he can't talk about details of the matter.

"Hamilton paramedic service remains committed to serving the residents and visitors of the City of Hamilton," he said. "Our thoughts continue to be with all those affected by this matter."

This is the second lawsuit against police, paramedics and St. Joe's in relation to Al-Hasnawi's death on Dec. 2, 2017. Al-Hasnawi's father, Majed, filed a $10-million lawsuit in 2018.

On the night Al-Hasnawi died, he had stepped outside his mosque with his little brother and two friends. It was just before 9 p.m., and they saw what they believed to be two people accosting a vulnerable older man, and Al-Hasnawi called out for them to stop.

The people, later found to be Dale King and James Matheson, crossed the street and had an increasingly tense conversation with Al-Hasnawi. King flashed his loaded .22 calibre Derringer and Matheson punched Al-Hasnawi at least once. Al-Hasnawi, despite having seen the gun, chased them, and King fired once as he was running.

A jury found last month that he was not guilty of second-degree murder by reason of self defence.

King and Matheson, who pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, are named in both lawsuits. So are Steven Snively and Christopher Marchant, two paramedics who will face trial early next year for failing to provide the necessaries of life.

The suit asks for $500,000 in punitive damages, $300,000 for "nervous shock and general damages," and $750,000 in damages under the Family Law Act. It also asks for funeral and medical expenses on behalf of Al-Hasnawi's sisters, nine-year-old Fatima and six-year-old Aaminah, and brothers Mahdi (17) and Ahmed (15). All of the children live in Hamilton with their mother.