Montreal police officer and civilian killed in shooting have been identified
Police said 29 shots were fired in a 58-second exchange as investigators review a possible anti-feminist manifesto.
- On Monday, a shooting near a Hilton hotel in Montreal killed police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, a civilian, and the suspect. A second officer remains in stable condition after the gunman targeted police with a long gun.
- Chief Fady Dagher stated police responded to a 911 call at 11:35 a.m. regarding a suspect aiming a gun from a window. Construction worker Jacob Coutu reported hearing gunfire as officers engaged the shooter in the exchange.
- Authorities issued an emergency alert triggering temporary closures along major highways and metro lines, lifting the order shortly after 3 p.m. The Bureau assigned 10 agents to investigate the police operation.
- Dagher noted it has been 24 years since a Montreal police officer was killed on the job. British Columbia police warned of a rumored anti-police manifesto following the tragedy, said Lindsey Houghton.
- Quebec provincial police are leading a parallel criminal investigation into the incident. The public can access psychological support services through the 811 hotline as officials continue determining the suspect's motive.
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Shots are fired in the eastern Canadian metropolis of Montreal. The population is advised to avoid a certain area. The shooter is believed to have written a kind of manifesto before the attack.
Three people died following an armed attack on Monday in downtown Montreal. Among the victims is a police officer, identified by the authorities as agent Mohamed Lamine Benredouan, 34 years old. The attacker, who would have been armed with a rifle, was killed during the police intervention. A second police officer was seriously injured in the exchange of fire, but is in stable condition, according to Montreal police chief Fady Dagher.
Israeli reportedly mistaken for attacker killed in Montreal shooting by ‘anti-feminis
Michael Moshe Mizrahi, 68, was killed in a shooting near a kosher restaurant and Chabad house in Montreal; Canadian media reported the gunman left a 100-page manifesto echoing incel ideology, though police say the motive remains unclear
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