2026 Côte-des-Neiges shooting
Shooting in Quebec, Canada
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On June 22, 2026, a shooting occurred in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three people were killed during the incident: a civilian, a Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) officer, and the lone armed suspect, who was fatally shot by responding officers. A second SPVM officer was critically injured and a civilian sustained minor injuries. Minister of Domestic Security Ian Lafrenière said the shooting was not linked to terrorism.[2]
Hilton Hotel, 6939 Boulevard Décarie Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| Côte-des-Neiges shooting | |
|---|---|
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| Location | 45.493532°N 73.649050°W Hilton Hotel, 6939 Boulevard Décarie Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Date | June 22, 2026 |
| Weapons | SKS[1] |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 2 |
| Motive | Under Investigation |
Shooting
The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) responded to the incident following a 911 call at 11:35 AM reporting gunshots near Trans Island and De Courtrai Avenues. SPVM chief, Fady Dagher, reported that police were called after a witness saw a gun sticking out of a window.[3] Police blocked Quebec Autoroute 15 and the Orange Line and ordered residents within the boundaries of Côte-des-Neiges Road, MacDonald Street, Highway 40 and Queen Mary to remain indoors.[2][4] Video posted to social media showed the shooter dressed in all camouflage and ambushing the officers.[5] Rumours circulated that a police officer fatally shot a civilian. Police Chief Fady Dagher said he did not know who shot the civilian.[6]
Victims
A civilian and an SPVM police officer were killed, while another civilian and police officer were injured.[7] The officer killed in the incident was the first SVPM officer killed in the line of duty in 24 years.[8] He was identified as 34-year-old Mohamed Lamine Benredouane who joined the SPVM in 2021.[2]
Moshe Blech, a volunteer for the ZAKA volunteer emergency response service, identified the civilian victim as Jewish Canadian, Michael Mizrahi, a member of the Jewish community.[9][10][11]
Motivation
The shooter was allegedly linked to incel subculture after a violent and over 100 page manifesto targeting women was found in a hotel room.[12][3][13] The shooter wrote that online pornography, including Pornhub, was responsible for a large part of the suffering of men.[14][12] In the manifesto, the shooter called for the targeting of pornography industry conventions, the headquarters of global pornography companies, as well as prominent pornographic film actors and actresses.[12] The shooting occurred at the headquarters of Aylo, the owner of Pornhub.[12] The shooter also called for the destruction of liberalism and capitalism by armed revolution.[14]
Initial reports had focused on a possible connection between the incident, the local Jewish community and two previous shooting incidents in previous years that targeted Jewish institutions in the area.[9][8][15][16][17]