Israeli-Canadian Michael Mizrahi has been named as the civilian killed in Monday's shooting in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges district, according to Israeli media. The circumstances of his death remain unclear; authorities are investigating whether he was struck by stray police fire during the attack that left three dead, including an officer and the suspect.
Michael Mizrahi, an Israeli-Canadian Jewish civilian, has been identified as the third fatality in Monday's shooting incident in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges district. The Times of Israel reports that Mizrahi, a Jewish Canadian, was named as the civilian killed; the question of who shot him remains open. The Zioneer has previously reported that Montreal police suspect the civilian was killed by stray police fire during the broader attack, which began as a shooting spree near a Jewish center and supermarket and left an officer and the suspected gunman dead as well. The circumstances surrounding Mizrahi's death are still under investigation, and no official determination has been made regarding the source of the fatal shot.
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