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<\/a><\/p>\nPolice Chief Fady Dagher speaks to media during a press conference near the scene of an active shooter situation on June 22, 2026 in Montreal, Canada. (Andrej Ivanov\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The suspected gunman was killed during the incident, the investigation of which is ongoing. Police have not publicly released the suspect\u2019s identity or provided details about a possible motive. They also have not confirmed who shot Mizrahi.<\/p>\n
The Israeli Consulate in Montreal confirmed Mizrahi\u2019s death, saying in a statement that he was an Israeli citizen and extended condolences to his family \u201con behalf of the people and the State of Israel.\u201d The consulate said his family \u201cknows all too well the horrors of terror and violence, making this tragic loss even more painful.\u201d <\/p>\n
Montreal police Constable Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, 34, was also fatally shot responding to the incident, according to police.<\/p>\n
The Service de police de la Ville de Montr\u00e9al said Benredouane died in the line of duty while protecting the public during an intervention in C\u00f4te-des-Neiges, a heavily Jewish neighborhood. He had served with the force since 2021.<\/p>\n
A second officer, who is female, was also shot and remains in critical condition, police said. <\/p>\n
Quebec\u2019s Bureau des enqu\u00eates ind\u00e9pendantes, the province\u2019s police watchdog, has opened an independent investigation into the use of a firearm by a police officer in a fatal confrontation.The Quebec police watchdog group states that it is \u201cmandated to fully investigate the facts surrounding police interventions. The BEI investigates all cases where a person, other than a police officer on duty, dies, suffers serious injury, or is injured by a firearm used by a police officer during a police intervention or while in police custody.\u201c<\/p>\n
A number of Canadian Jewish groups published statements assuring the Jewish community that they were not in danger. The UJA-Federation of Toronto put out two statements explaining that the Jewish community did not appear to be a target.<\/p>\n
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the advocacy arm of Canadian Jewish Federations, also put out a statement mourning the loss of a community member.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe mourn the tragic loss of Michael (Michel) Moshe Mizrahi z\u201dl, a beloved member of Montreal\u2019s Jewish community, an innocent victim of today\u2019s events,\u201d the group posted on X on Monday night. \u201cOur thoughts and our deepest condolences are with his family, friends, and loved ones during this time of unimaginable pain.\u201d<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar wrote on X that he had called the Chabad Rabbi of Montreal Mendel Raskin to extend his \u201cdeepest condolences to the families of the victims, to the Jewish community of Montreal, and to all Canadians mourning this terrible loss.\u201d<\/p>\n
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