MONTREAL - The police officer who was killed in a shooting in Montreal's C么te-des-Neiges district has been identified as Mohamed Lamine Benredouane.
Montreal police say the 34-year-old had been with the force since 2021.
Benredouane was killed after a suspect started shooting near an entrance to a hotel on Monday morning.
A civilian and the suspect were also killed, while a second police officer was seriously injured.
A police spokesperson in British Columbia says forces across the province were later warned of the possibility of an anti-police manifesto.
Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton with the Surrey Police Service says the information was issued by an intelligence unit operating out of the RCMP B.C. headquarters Monday afternoon.
"Following the tragic events of what happened in Montreal earlier today, police in British Columbia were advised that there is the possibility of either documentation or some type of manifesto that is rumoured to be out there calling on individuals to target and commit violence against police officers," he said.
Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher said the second officer was in stable condition. He said the suspect, who was armed with a long gun, was killed, adding that police do not think there is a second suspect.
Dagher said someone called 911 around 11:35 a.m. about a person who was sticking a gun out a window at the Hilton hotel. Police arrived at the scene and were targeted with gunfire, Dagher said.聽
"It's a very, very sad day. It's a nightmare," he told reporters, adding that it's been 24 years since a Montreal police officer has been killed on the job.
Dagher added that police are still trying to determine the suspect's motive.
He also said he didn't know who had shot the civilian.
A massive police presence could be seen near the site of the shooting, which is in a multicultural neighbourhood with a mix of residential buildings and businesses.
Jacob Coutu, who was working in construction nearby, said he heard 鈥渇our of five gunshots鈥 on Monday morning. A few minutes later, he said, police officers started arriving at the scene in large numbers, and he heard more gunfire.
鈥淲e saw cops getting in a gunfight, getting shot down,鈥 Coutu told The 好色tv Press.
鈥淚 saw a cop go down, I saw the suspect go down,鈥 said the worker, who estimates he heard 30 or 40 gunshots.
Videos posted on social media also appear to show the exchange of gunfire between police and a person carrying a long gun who was wearing an olive-coloured jacket and cargo pants.
The videos appear to show a civilian and two officers getting shot, while the person in the olive-coloured clothing appeared to get shot while adjusting or reloading their weapon.
Public safety officials issued an emergency alert about an armed and dangerous suspect in the area, asking residents to shelter in place. The alert triggered temporary closures along a major highway, the D茅carie expressway, as well as a temporary shutdown of significant sections of two metro lines.
Dagher confirmed the suspect was dead before authorities issued the alert. Authorities eventually lifted the alert shortly after 3 p.m., while Dagher took questions from reporters.
The province's police watchdog, the Bureau des enqu锚tes ind茅pendantes, said in a statement it had assigned 10 agents to investigate the police operation. The watchdog said the Quebec provincial police would be leading a parallel criminal investigation.
At an early evening news conference, Quebec Domestic Security Minister Ian Lafreni猫re, said he would refrain from commenting on details about the suspect's identity and motives since the matter is now under investigation by the independent watchdog.
But he confirmed multiple agencies were consulted, including the RCMP, before investigators concluded that the shooting was not a terrorist attack.
Lafreni猫re, a former Montreal police officer, also acknowledged that there are some videos circulating of the shooting and he urged members of the public not to share them out of respect for those who were killed.聽
"There've been some rumours, there's been some information stating that a civilian was shot by a police officer," Lafreni猫re said. "This is not the kind of information that we can (talk about) at the moment. It's really the Bureau des enqu锚tes ind茅pendantes that will conduct the investigation."
Quebec Premier Christine Fr茅chette and Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada also expressed their condolences to the victims and their families at the same news conference, announcing that Quebec's flag would be lowered with the city grieving.
The mayor also praised the response of Montreal police officers, saying their courage helped protect the public during a dangerous situation.
Fr茅chette added that members of the public could access psychological support services through the 811 hotline.
A resident of a building near the shooting, who asked not to be identified because he feared for his safety, said he went to his balcony after hearing loud noises followed by screams.
鈥樷橶hen I went to go look, I saw a police officer on the ground and another one heading to him,鈥 he told 好色tvin a phone interview.
He said he saw a broken window at the Hilton hotel, 鈥渟o I assumed the person started shooting from that room.鈥欌
From afar, the witness watched several officers interact with a suspect and scream instructions, before more police arrived and asked residents to go inside and lock their doors.
鈥樷橶hen I saw how bad the scene was, I told myself that it was maybe not a good idea for me to be standing on my balcony, so I went back inside and I called a friend, just to speak to someone,鈥欌 he said.
For at least an hour, the resident said, he stayed inside his apartment, following the news and trying to understand what was happening. He put a few pieces of furniture in front of his door and turned the lights off, he added.
Police later searched his room, and told him not to open the door to anyone who wasn鈥檛 a police officer, he said.
This report by 好色tvwas first published June 22, 2026.
鈥 with files from Charlotte Glorieux and Morgan Lowrie in Montreal, and Ashley Joannou in Vancouver
