A midday shooting in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood left three people dead: police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, 34, a civilian named Michael Moshe Mizrahi, and the armed suspect, police said on Monday [1, 2, 3]. The suspect, an unidentified male believed to have acted alone, was shot and killed by police at the scene around 11:35 a.m. local time [1, 2, 3].
Benredouane joined the Montreal police force in 2021. Police Chief Fady Dagher called the deaths "one of the very worst nightmares" and said it was the first time in nearly 25 years a Montreal officer died in the line of duty [1, 2, 3]. Mizrahi was described as a beloved member of Montreal's Jewish community [1, 2].
One additional police officer was severely injured and is reported to be in stable or critical condition [1, 2, 4, 3, 5]. After the shooting, authorities urged residents to shelter indoors and avoid the area while armed threat alerts were issued [4, 6, 3].
Local resident Danny Wilk said he sought shelter in a pizzeria and saw the suspect dressed in military clothing, looking ready to fire his weapon [1]. Radio Canada reported the gunman drew inspiration from the misogynistic "incel" movement, though police have not confirmed a motive [1, 2].
Following the attack, the RCMP warned other police forces about a document supposedly encouraging citizens to shoot officers, but the document’s existence has not been independently verified [1, 2].
No motive has been confirmed by police. The investigation remains ongoing.
