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Montreal police have just confirmed the identity of the police officer who was killed. He was 34-year-old Mohamed Lamine Benredouane.

He had been with the force since 2021.

“It is with profound sadness that we confirm the tragic death of Const. Mohamed Lamine Benredouane in the line of duty, protecting the population,” reads a statement from Montreal police.

“His death is a huge loss for our organization. His sense of duty, commitment and professionalism will forever stay in our memories.”

The statement from police ends with: “Fallen, but never forgotten."

Here's what we know so far:

A fatal shooting took place in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood Monday afternoon, near De Courtrai and Trans Island avenues, leaving a civilian, a Montreal police officer and a suspect dead. 

One police officer was severely injured and is reportedly in stable condition, according to Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher. Another civilian was mildly injured. 

Montreal police "neutralized" a suspect this afternoon. The shooter is linked to the misogynistic "incel" (involuntary celibate) subculture and, according to Radio-Canada, distributed a violent incel manifesto targeting women.

Quebec's domestic security minister said the shooting is unrelated to recent out-of-province shootings and remains a "domestic case." 

The province's police watchdog is investigating the Montreal police intervention.

As videos of the intervention continue to circulate online, officials were asked a number of questions about what happened. 

Quebec's Domestic Security Minister Ian Lafrenière said police are aware of a video online that appears to show an officer shooting a civilian, but he wouldn't comment given the ongoing investigation by the province's police watchdog.

There have also been questions about whether the civilian killed was a member of Montreal's Jewish community.

Asked during a 3 p.m. News conference whether one of the victims was Jewish, Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher told reporters he did not have that information.

Ten investigators from Quebec's police watchdog, the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), have been assigned to investigate the events that took place during the Montreal police intervention. 

The BEI investigates in all cases where a person, other than a police officer on duty, dies, suffers a serious injury, or is injured by a firearm used by an officer during a police intervention or while in police custody. 

"Given the circumstances of the event, support services from another police force were requested, and a parallel criminal investigation into the events that occurred was assigned to the Sûreté du Québec [provincial police]," the BEI statement reads.  

What you see there is a screengrab from that footage.

In 58 seconds, we hear at least 29 shots being fired. 

At first we see two police officers. And after shots begin to ring out, one of the officers is lying on the ground, virtually motionless.

At that point, we hear someone near the device capturing the footage saying “He’s hit! He’s hit!”

As the gunfight continues, we see the second officer run away from his position. The shooter then appears in the same spot that that police officer just vacated and appears to shoot toward the officer.

At this point in the video, he is standing right next to the officer lying on the ground. 

Shots continue to be fired.

We see the shooter crouching down a bit, looking like he’s manipulating his weapon. 

Then it looks like he’s sitting and, ultimately, lying on the ground himself.

Quebec minister urges caution on sharing videos related to Montreal shooting

Quebec's Domestic Security Minister Ian Lafrenière cautioned people against sharing graphic videos related to Monday's shooting in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood that left three dead. He also declined to comment on reports that a civilian may have been shot by a police officer during the incident.

Videos have been circulating online showing what appears to be a police officer shooting a civilian — footage Quebec's domestic security minister acknowledged.

"We're talking about people that literally died being filmed, so I'm asking people not to share those videos," he said.

"That being said, there have been some rumours, there has been some information stating that the civilian was shot by a police officer. This is not the kind of information that we can share at this moment," he said, noting that Quebec’s police watchdog, known as the BEI, is investigating the shooting. 

2 RCMP officers shot, seriously injured in Melville, Sask.

RCMP say two officers were taken to hospital in Melville, Sask., after being shot while responding to an assault call on Sunday night. A suspect was arrested at about 2 a.m. CST after a standoff that lasted several hours.

This morning’s fatal shooting is one of several violent incidents to claim the lives or injure Canadian police officers this month. Here are some of them: 

On June 9, Ontario Provincial Police Const. Tarun Bali was killed in the line of duty near Hearst, Ont. An 18-year-old man faces several charges, including dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death.

Const. Marc Pinizzotto, 43, with Toronto police was shot and killed on June 11. A 19-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder.

On June 14, a Toronto police officer was struck by a car and left with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. A 12-year-old boy has since been charged with motor vehicle theft and attempted murder.Peel Regional Police say a man, 24, was arrested after he allegedly fired a gun at an officer in Mississauga, Ont., on Sunday morning. 

RCMP say two officers were taken to hospital in Melville, Sask., after being shot while responding to an assault call on Sunday night. 

Declining levels of public trust in law enforcement have fuelled a recent rise in violence against officers, according to one Canadian expert.

“The shift in the tone toward policing in the last decade or two has had a significant impact,” said Greg Brown, a former Ottawa police officer who is now working as an adjunct professor at Carleton University in the department of law and legal studies.

Brown also noted that the proliferation of illegal firearms remains a central challenge, exacerbated by what he described as lagging firearm regulations. He cited over-capacity handgun magazines and assault-style weaponry as examples.

“And particularly, in my view, a glorification of gang culture is responsible for some of these shootings,” he said, citing copycats as an emerging issue as well. 

“These are all variables that are very difficult to isolate empirically but I think all contribute to this very serious uptick in violence against police officers.”

The elected officials have wrapped the third news conference of the day about the shooting. 

Lafrenière acknowledged rumours about the shooting being linked to out-of-province events, such as in Saskatchewan, where two RCMP officers were shot Sunday night.

However, he said that the shooting in Montreal remains a "domestic case." 

"It was not considered as a possible terrorism attack, but everything has been put in place to make sure it was not linked to something else," he said.  

Our colleagues at Radio-Canada obtained this photo showing the suspect. You can see he appears to be holding a gun, and it looks like a long weapon. 

He also looks like he’s on the move. It's unclear at what point of the day this footage was taken.

The shooter has been linked to the misogynistic "incel" (involuntary celibate) subculture.

Members of the group commonly express exasperation over their inability to find a romantic or sexual partner, sometimes blaming women. 

Radio-Canada was able to confirm that the shooter distributed a violent incel manifesto targeting women. The manifesto called for a violent revolution, invoking masculinist arguments. 

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