At Monday’s shooting in the Jewish quarter in the Canadian city of Montreal killed three people, including the alleged attackerCanadian police said. TASR informs about it according to a report by the AFP agency and the news site CTV News.
“It is with deep sadness that we confirm the death of one of our police officers in the line of duty,” Montreal police said in a statement published on Platform X. About the motive for the attack, in which a policeman and a civilian were killed, no more detailed information has been released yet. Another police officer was seriously injured and is in critical condition.
Police officers were called to the crime scene at the corner of Courtrai and Trans Island streets at 11:35 a.m. local time. It is an area with kosher restaurants and supermarkets frequented by Montreal’s large Jewish community. Police urged residents of the city to avoid the area.
