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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Quebec experienced a rare tragedy on June 22: a man opened fire in Montreal's west end, killing two people—only one of whom has been confirmed as his own—and injuring one, before being shot dead. The Journal de Montréal reports on the initial findings of the investigation into the manifesto he left behind [...]
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Montreal Shooter’s Manifesto Reveals Marxist Radicalization Beyond Incel Rage
Within hours of Monday’s deadly shooting in Montreal, much of the Canadian media had already settled on a preferred explanation for the attacker’s ideology. The suspect, a man from Alberta named Seth Hatfield, was described as an ‘incel’—an involuntary celibate motivated by rejection from women—and the case was quickly linked to online right-wing extremist radicalization. Yet a review of the 104-page manifesto left behind by the gunman suggests …
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