A shooting occurred on June 22, 2026, in the partly Jewish neighbourhood of Cote-des-Neiges in Montreal, Canada, killing three people including the suspect [1, 2, 3]. Police received a call about the active shooting around 11:30 a.m. local time and responded to the scene [1, 3, 4].
The three fatalities included a male police officer, a civilian resident, and the alleged gunman [1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6]. One female police officer was seriously injured but her life was not at risk [3, 5, 4]. Montreal police chief Fady Dagher described the incident as "a tragedy, a nightmare" [1, 4].
The gunman fired a long gun from inside a building while dressed in military-style clothing [1, 3, 4]. He and police exchanged fire, resulting in the gunman’s death [1, 3, 4]. The neighbourhood affected has several kosher markets, restaurants and a large Jewish community presence [1, 2, 3, 5].
Authorities have not confirmed a motive or declared the shooting a hate crime or terrorist act [1, 2, 3, 5, 4]. Some reports and Radio Canada suspect the shooter had ties to an "incel" ideology, a misogynistic extremist view, though police have not confirmed these claims [5, 4, 7]. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was "horrified by the violence" [3, 5, 4].
The incident caused unusual alarm in Montreal, where daylight shootings of this scale are rare, and gun violence at this level is uncommon in Canada [1, 3, 4, 8]. Jewish civil society groups including the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs are monitoring the situation closely and urging vigilance [2, 5, 9].
Investigations are ongoing. Authorities continue to gather evidence and interview witnesses in the aftermath of the attack [2, 5, 4].
