A Jewish man was seriously wounded in a shooting incident in Canada, according to reports. The victim was named as Michael Moshe ben Miriam in Hebrew prayer-name form — an appeal for his recovery was published.
Monday evening's shooting in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges district, a heavily Jewish neighborhood, has left a police officer and a civilian dead, and a Jewish community member seriously wounded. The victim was named in the traditional Hebrew prayer form as Michael Moshe ben Miriam, with an appeal for his recovery circulated. Regional time: the attack unfolded before 20:35 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer first reported shelter-in-place orders and a manhunt for two suspects.
In the earliest reports (version 1, Mon 20:35), the Chabad emissary Rabbi Chaim Cohen told ynet that gunfire was directed at a building adjacent to the Chabad house, and that about 100 people were evacuated from a nearby hotel into the center for safety. By version 2, Rabbi Cohen confirmed to The Zioneer that an initial suspect was captured, while a second remained at large. Version 3 (also Mon 20:35) updated that police confirmed two dead and one gunman neutralized. Version 4, at the same timestamp, added that the gunman was dressed in military uniform and was killed, and that Israeli officials were checking for Israeli casualties among the wounded. The victim named in today's dispatch is the Jewish man seriously wounded, whose prayer-name was not given in earlier thread versions.
As The Zioneer reported on reported on Mon 20:35, the attack took place near a Chabad house in Côte-des-Neiges, a neighborhood with a large Jewish population. Police initially told residents to shelter in place due to an armed and dangerous suspect. The gunman's military-style clothing has not been officially explained.
No further details on the circumstances of the shooting, the identity of the deceased civilians or officer, or the motive have been released by Canadian authorities. It also remains unclear whether the seriously wounded Jewish man is an Israeli citizen, though Israeli officials said they were checking.
6 developments
- StrongFamily, hospital: Montreal shooting victim Moshe Michael ben Miriam is alive, in surgery
- StrongZAKA says teams on the ground in Montreal as Jewish community monitors wounded
- DevelopingWZO Chairman Yaakov Hagoel: Montreal shooting a 'wake-up call' for Canada
- StrongJerusalem Shooting: Man seriously wounded in criminal incident in Zur Baher
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