A midday shooting in Montreal, Canada, kills three people on Monday, including a police officer, a civilian, and the alleged gunman, according to multiple reports. Police received a call about an active shooting in the Cote-des-Neiges area at about 11:30 a.m., and officers responded to the scene. Montreal police chief Fady Dagher says a crossfire followed, with the apparent assailant shooting from inside a building using a long gun. Dagher confirms one male officer dies and another female officer is seriously wounded, though her life is not in danger. The civilian victim’s details are not released in the reports.
The incident takes place in a partly Jewish neighbourhood that includes kosher markets and restaurants. In the hours after the shooting, some observers online raised questions about whether it is antisemitic violence, but police decline to comment on motive and do not indicate whether the event qualifies as a hate crime or act of terror. Dagher urges people to avoid speculation as the investigation is ongoing. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec Premier Christine Frechette express shock and condolences. Police say the area is initially locked down, and traffic later resumes as the operation ends.
