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Shooting in Montreal, Canada leaves 3 dead including suspect

South China Morning Post

June 22, 2026

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Shooting in Montreal, Canada leaves 3 dead including suspect

A midday shooting in Montreal killed three people on Monday, including a police officer, a civilian and the alleged gunman, triggering rare alarm in the Canadian city. The bloodshed took place in a partly Jewish neighbourhood that includes kosher markets and restaurants but police declined to comment on what the motive might have been and whether the incident amounted to a hate crime or act of terror. Montreal police chief Fady Dagher said the incident was “more than terrible”. “It’s a tragedy,...

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