Montreal police are under scrutiny after a viral video emerged depicting a police officer shooting a civilian during Monday's mass shooting in Côte-des-Neiges. Quebec's domestic security minister, Ian Lafrenière, admitted that the video has circulated online, but officials are not validating it as proof that a police officer killed the civilian.
The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), Quebec's police watchdog, has assigned ten investigators to look into the shooting. Lafrenière urged people not to share videos of the incident, as they are graphic and disturbing.
According to Montreal police chief Fady Dagher, one police officer was seriously hurt but is in stable condition, while a second citizen suffered minor injuries. The suspect, who disseminated a violent manifesto, was 'neutralized' by police and is associated with the misogynistic 'incel' movement.
