Quebec’s Special Investigations Unit continues to investigate a horrific scene in Montreal’s Cote-des-Neiges area.
Cell phone camera images of the final moments of the shooting appear to show two police officers engaged with and by the suspect who appears to be a white male wearing camo fatigues shooting a long gun. One officer is clearly in distress lying in front of a parked vehicle while a female officer crouches behind a concrete planter. A civilian then comes around the corner and it appears that the female officer engages the civilian. The shooter then exchanges close-quarters gun fire with the female officer before he attempts a reload of his rifle then slouches backwards apparently shot by police.
The female officer suffered serious gunshot wounds but is in stable condition in hospital. The civilian killed has been identified as Michael Mizrahi and the slain officer Constable Mohamed Lamine Benredouane was a five-year veteran of the force.
Police were called to the scene by witnesses reporting someone smashing windows out of the commercial building but when officers arrived, they were engaged by the suspect on the main floor. Police say the suspect was a member of the incel group with an alleged history of misogynistic social media posts. Quebec police officials verified the authenticity of the video.
Ottawa Police Service has laid charges against the driver of an SUV that crashed into several pedestrians and a building killing one of the pedestrians and seriously injuring others. The collision occurred at the Capital City Mission drop-in centre in the 500 block of Rideau Street in February. A man in his 70s died in hospital after the collision. 38-year-old Abdelkader Amorouayeche was charged with careless driving causing death and two counts of careless driving causing bodily harm. The building sustained structural damage and required shoring and stabilization before it could be inhabited again.
Police have released few details about an alleged sexual assault in a dog park in Orleans. Police say the assault occurred on Sunday around 4:oo pm at the Heritage Dog Park at 6160 Orléans Blvd. The suspect is described as a Black male, around 30-years-old, approximately 5-foot-9-inches tall with long dread locks. He was last seen wearing a beige shirt and a beige bandana on his head. Police did not provide further details on the incident but they are asking for any dog owners that were in the park on Sunday and saw the suspect or witnessed any suspicious behaviour to contact them. If you see or think you know the suspect, call 911.
