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Jun 22, 2026 5:37 PM - Connect Newsroom - Ramandeep Kaur with files from The Canadian Press
A Montreal police officer, an armed suspect and a civilian were killed during a shooting in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood on Monday while police were attempting to apprehend an armed individual. A second officer was taken to hospital in critical condition.
According to the Montreal Police Service, officers were carrying out an operation involving an armed suspect when a violent confrontation broke out. Police have not released additional details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting and said the investigation remains ongoing.
Authorities issued an emergency alert through radio, television and mobile phones, urging residents in the affected area to remain indoors. The alert covered the sector bounded by Côte-des-Neiges, McDonald Avenue, Highway 40 and Queen Mary Road, which was placed under heavy police presence during the operation.
The incident comes amid recent line-of-duty deaths involving police officers in Canada, including the deaths of two officers in Ontario, among them Const. Tarun Bali.
