A shooting incident in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges district left two people dead and one critically wounded. Police neutralized the gunman Monday evening, according to Israeli media reports citing local authorities.
A shooting incident in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges district left two people dead and one critically wounded, with the gunman neutralized by police on Monday evening. Initial reports of the incident began emerging from Israeli media around 20:02 Jerusalem time, with the latest developments consolidating the death toll and confirming the suspect's elimination. The attack occurred near a Chabad House in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood.
As The Zioneer first reported at 20:09 Jerusalem, a police officer was injured and one assailant neutralized, though the number of attackers was initially unknown. By 20:48, Israel's ZAKA rescue service reported multiple security force members killed and wounded, with no Jewish casualties confirmed at that time. Subsequent reports from Israeli and Canadian media refined the casualty count: Canadian authorities confirmed a police officer killed (20:02, multiple bulletins), then a second officer wounded, with the attacker killed. By 21:03, police confirmed the suspect neutralized and the Jewish community remained under lockdown. At 21:26, Canadian authorities confirmed a police officer was killed, according to i24NEWS. The timeline shows the death toll evolving from one officer killed to one officer and one civilian dead, then two dead total, with the final version at 20:02 (multiple bulletins) settling on two dead and one critically wounded. The location was consistently tied to the Chabad center and kosher supermarket area, with the assailant engaging from a hotel window according to some reports.
Attributed background reported by The Zioneer earlier (21:29 Jerusalem) noted the attack occurred near a Chabad House. ZAKA's international division head said there were no reports of Jewish casualties and the motive remained under investigation. Initial reports indicated Jewish institutions were not the target, but the proximity to a Jewish site has prompted close monitoring.
What remains open: The motive is still under investigation. Initial reports suggesting the Jewish community was not targeted have not been formally updated to reflect the attack's proximity to the Chabad center. The affiliation of the civilian casualties has not been specified in the latest reports. No second suspect has been confirmed.
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