Officials identify police officer, civilian and suspect killed in Montreal shooting

Officials have identified a police officer, civilian and suspect who were killed during a shooting in the Côte-des-Neiges district of Montreal on Monday.

Thirty-four-year-old Mohamed Lamine Benredouane was among officers who responded to a 911 call reporting a person armed with a gun at a Hilton hotel. Officers were met with gunfire upon arrival.

Benredouane, who joined the Montreal police force in 2021, was killed in the shooting. A second officer was seriously injured.

Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher says the suspect and a civilian were also killed during the exchange of gunfire.

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On Tuesday, the Quebec coroner identified the alleged shooter as Seth Scott Hatfield, 25, from Lethbridge, Alta.

Lethbridge Police say they are conducting a high-risk search at a home along Lemoyne Crescent. The police force said they had evacuated several nearby residences and were asking members of the public to avoid the area.

The coroner also identified the bystander caught in the crossfire as 68-year-old Michel Mizrahi.

Police have not released a motive for the shooting, but say a long gun was seized.

Multiple city blocks were cordoned off as the incident unfolded, and residents were told to shelter in place because of the presence of an armed and dangerous suspect.

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Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating the shooting, while Quebec provincial police have launched a parallel criminal investigation.

Meanwhile, a police spokesperson in British Columbia says forces across B.C. were warned after the shooting of the possibility of an anti-police manifesto.

Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton of the Surrey Police Service said officers across the province were advised Monday afternoon of reports suggesting documentation or a manifesto may be circulating that calls for violence against police officers.

Houghton said the information was distributed by an intelligence-sharing unit operating out of RCMP headquarters in B.C.

With files from The Canadian Press.

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