Coroner identifies alleged Montreal shooter as 25-year-old man from Alberta
Quebec investigators say the 25-year-old suspect from Alberta was linked to a manifesto as separate criminal and watchdog probes continue.
- On Tuesday, the Quebec coroner identified Seth Scott Hatfield, 25, of Lethbridge, Alta., as the alleged shooter in Monday's fatal incident at a Montreal Hilton hotel.
- Following a 911 call, Montreal Police Chief Fady Dagher reported that officers were met with gunfire upon arriving at the hotel in the Côte-des-Neiges district on Monday morning.
- Killed in the incident were Constable Mohamed Lamine Benredouane and 68-year-old bystander Michel Mizrahi, whose death was confirmed by The Israeli Consulate in Montreal.
- The RCMP is investigating whether Hatfield authored a manifesto encouraging violence against police, while Lethbridge Police conducted a high-risk search at a Lemoyne Crescent home on Tuesday.
- Quebec's police watchdog and provincial police have launched parallel criminal probes, and coroner Martine Lachance has been mandated to investigate the circumstances of the deaths.
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Alleged Montreal Gunman Identified as 25-Year-Old Alberta Man
Authorities in Quebec have identified the deceased alleged gunman involved in a Montreal shooting that killed a police officer and a bystander. On June 23, the province’s coroner identified the three people killed in the incident a day earlier. The alleged gunman was named as 25-year-old Seth Scott Hatfield of Lethbridge, Alta. Montreal police have not released any information about the suspect or a potential motive. Meanwhile, Lethbridge police…
Suspect in Montreal shooting that left 3 dead is identified as Alberta man - Creston Valley Advance
The suspect in a Montreal shooting on Monday that left three people dead, including a civilian and a police officer, has been identified as a 25-year-old from Alberta. Seth Scott Hatfield, the alleged shooter, is from Lethbridge, the Quebec coroner confirmed to Black Press Media Tuesday (June 23). A civilian, 68-year-old Montreal man Michel Mizrahi, and Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal officer, 34-year-old Mohamed Lamine Benredouane fro…
Accused Montreal gunman was university student in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE — The man accused in a police shooting in Montreal studied philosophy at a southern Alberta university. The University of Lethbridge says 25-year-old Seth Scott Hatfield was a student. A dean's honour list from the university's faculty of arts and science names Hatfield for his outstanding academic performance in philosophy studies. The university says in a statement that it's co-operating with authorities and condemns Monday's violen…
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