An armed assailant opened fire Monday evening at a Jewish shopping center in Montreal, Canada, reportedly wounding two police officers. The attacker was apparently killed, according to initial reports.
Monday evening, an armed assailant opened fire at a Jewish shopping center in Montreal, Canada, wounding two police officers, according to reports from Israeli and Canadian media. The attacker, described as armed with a rifle, was apparently killed in the exchange. This development comes as the ongoing attack in the Côte-des-Neiges district escalated: initial reports at 20:07 Jerusalem time described a violent assault and hostage situation at a kosher supermarket; at 20:17, The Zioneer reported a shooting attack near a Chabad center and residents under shelter; by 20:21, three thread items confirmed two fatalities (a police officer and a female attacker), two suspects still at large, and hostages reportedly held inside the supermarket, per i24NEWS and other outlets. A fourth item at 20:20 corroborated the two wounded officers and a hostage alert for an armed suspect at large. The latest update adds that the assailant has been neutralized and a second police officer wounded, while the manhunt for additional suspects continues.
As The Zioneer reported from 20:07 onward, the sequence of events began with a shooting near a Chabad house and kosher supermarket, then reports of hostages, followed by confirmation of two fatalities. A ZAKA volunteer at the scene told Israeli media at 20:21 that hostages were being held inside. The source of the initial fatality count (a police officer and a female attacker) was cited as i24NEWS, while later reports confirmed two wounded officers. The neutralization of one attacker was reported at 20:21, with the manhunt ongoing.
The incident targets one of the oldest and largest Jewish communities in North America, as The Zioneer reported in its background coverage. The Westbury area, home to a Chabad center and a kosher supermarket, remains under lockdown. Montreal police have declared a hostage alert and continue to search for suspects still at large.
The status and number of hostages reportedly held inside the kosher supermarket remain unconfirmed at this hour, as does the exact number of assailants involved. Initial reports cited two suspects at large, but it is unclear whether the neutralized attacker was one of them or a third party.
6 developments
- ConfirmedMontreal shooting: video appears to show moment Israeli man was fatally shot by police officer
- StrongNew video emerges of the shooting scene in Canada
- StrongZAKA says teams on the ground in Montreal as Jewish community monitors wounded
- StrongMontreal police chief calls shooting 'a nightmare' after officers ambushed
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