Montreal Law enforcement officials stand on the entrance to a constructing after a deadly taking pictures by which a police officer was killed within the Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood, Montreal police say, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on June 22, 2026.
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A suspect armed with an extended gun opened fireplace Monday (June 22, 2026) at a Montreal resort, killing a police officer earlier than officers returned fireplace, killing him, police mentioned. A civilian additionally died however it wasn’t instantly clear who fired that shot.
Police Chief Fady Dagher mentioned a second officer was significantly injured within the taking pictures within the metropolis’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood however is in steady situation. He mentioned the shooter was shot lifeless by police.
The chief mentioned it was the primary time in 24 years {that a} Montreal police officer had been killed within the line of responsibility. “It’s a really, very unhappy day. It’s a nightmare,” he advised reporters.
Mr. Dagher mentioned somebody referred to as emergency providers round 11.35 a.m. about an individual who was sticking a gun out of a window on the Hilton resort. Police arrived on the scene and had been focused with gunfire, he mentioned. Video confirmed the shooter was additionally outdoors the resort.
Police are nonetheless attempting to find out the suspect’s motive.
Mr. Dagher mentioned he didn’t know who shot the civilian.
Jacob Coutu, who was working in building close to the taking pictures, mentioned he heard “4 of 5 gunshots” on Monday morning. A couple of minutes later, he mentioned cops began arriving on the scene in giant numbers, and he heard extra gunfire.
“We noticed cops getting in a gunfight, getting shot down,” Mr. Coutu mentioned.
He estimates he heard 30 or 40 gunshots.
Public security officers issued an emergency alert about an armed and harmful suspect within the space, asking residents to shelter in place. The alert triggered short-term closures alongside a serious freeway, the Décarie expressway, in addition to a short lived shutdown of great sections of two subway strains.
Mr. Dagher confirmed the suspect was lifeless earlier than authorities issued the alert. Authorities ultimately lifted the alert shortly after 3 p.m.
Printed – June 23, 2026 04:26 am IST