The Montreal Jewish community maintains that Monday's shooting near a Jewish business center was deliberately aimed at Jewish institutions, according to Walla News. Police have countered that their officers were the intended targets.
A fresh public dispute has emerged Tuesday morning between Montreal's Jewish community and local police over the intended target of Monday night's shooting in the Côte-des-Neiges district. The community, citing its own assessment, insists the gunfire was deliberately directed at Jewish-owned businesses and institutions, according to Walla News. This directly contradicts the evolving police assessment that the attack targeted law enforcement—a position reported by The Zioneer earlier, at Tue 06:36 Jerusalem, based on Canadian sources speaking to CNN.
The thread began Monday evening, shortly before 20:17 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer first reported a shooting near a Chabad center and a kosher supermarket in Montreal's Jewish neighborhood, triggering a lockdown. By 21:09 Jerusalem, new footage showed an ongoing police operation, with reports of one officer wounded and one attacker neutralized. At 22:07 Jerusalem, ZAKA confirmed teams were on site monitoring the wounded. Later that night, at 22:26 Jerusalem, Montreal Police Chief Tomer Almagor described the event as "a tragedy, a nightmare" after officers arrived to exchange fire. An Israeli consul also confirmed casualties and reported hostages in a supermarket at 22:12 Jerusalem. By 22:54 Jerusalem, The Zioneer relayed unverified claims that the shooter may have traveled from Alberta, with an unsupported theory the attack was "contracted."
As The Zioneer reported on Mon 22:54 Jerusalem, the shooter's motive remains unconfirmed; Montreal police have not endorsed any of those earlier unverified claims. The community's insistence that Jewish institutions were targeted, reported Tuesday by Walla, adds a new layer to the investigation and contradicts the police theory shared with CNN. The attacker—who was neutralized—killed one officer and one Jewish civilian. Multiple people were wounded.
What remains open: the precise motive and intended target are still unverified. The police assessment, now dated to Tuesday morning, is contradicted by the community's version. Whether the shooter acted alone or with others, and whether he indeed traveled from Alberta, has not been confirmed by official sources.
3 developments
- StrongNew footage from Montreal attack scene shows police operation underway
- StrongNew details emerge on deadly shooting in Montreal — suspected 'Incel' attack
- DevelopingMontreal shooter reportedly traveled from Alberta; motive uncertain — unconfirmed reports raise 'contracted' theory
- StrongZAKA says teams on the ground in Montreal as Jewish community monitors wounded
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