2 killed, including police officer, in shooting in Montreal

Two people, including a constabulary officer, were killed Monday successful a shooting successful Montreal, constabulary successful the Canadian metropolis said. The gunman was besides killed. 

There was nary contiguous connection connected the motive of the attack, which took spot successful an country of the Côte-des-Neiges vicinity that has kosher restaurants and supermarkets frequented by Montreal's ample Jewish community. The country includes a supermarket, shops and a residential building. 

"It is with immense sadness that we corroborate the decease of 1 of our constabulary officers successful the enactment of duty," Montreal constabulary said successful a connection posted connected X. Police separately announced that a civilian and the fishy had been killed, portion besides urging residents to debar the area.

Police adjacent the country of an progressive shooter concern connected June 22, 2026, successful Montreal, Canada. Andrej Ivanov / Getty Images

Police said the incidental began astir 11:30 a.m. ET. Police swarmed the evident country of the shooting and a constabulary chopper flew overhead. 

Fady Dagher, main of the Montreal Police Service, told reporters helium didn't cognize the individuality of the civilian who was killed oregon if they were Jewish. Dagher besides could not corroborate who killed the civilian. Dagher said the fishy was "shot close away. But the different person, I don't person the details yet."

Public broadcaster Radio Canada said different serviceman was earnestly wounded. "We are each down her," Dagher said of the injured serviceman during a Monday day quality conference.

The serviceman who was killed was not instantly identified, but Dagher said helium was a "great, great, large constabulary officer" who was "very passionate."

"It's a very, precise bittersweet day. It's a nightmare," Dagher said, adding this was the archetypal clip SPVM, the Montreal constabulary agency, had mislaid an serviceman successful the enactment of work since 2002.

Dagher said determination was nary ongoing menace and the assemblage was safe. He said helium didn't person details connected the anticipation that the shooter oregon idiosyncratic other called 911 to lure constabulary officers into an ambush.

"I don't deliberation it was constabulary target, but possibly we'll spot what the probe would archer us," helium said.

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), a salient Canadian civilian nine group, said it was "closely monitoring the situation."

"As we await much details astir the quality of this horrifying incident, we impulse assemblage members to workout vigilance," CIJA said. 

Quebec Premier Christine Frechette said she was "deeply shaken by the tragic events."

"It is indispensable to let the authorities to bash their enactment and to debar speculation," Frechette added.