Some Fête nationale events cancelled after shooting
The Côte-des-Neiges Business Development Corporation cancelled planned Quebec National Day celebrations out of respect for the grieving community.
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Some of the pomp and circumstance of Saint-Jean Baptiste Day will be subdued as a Montreal neighborhood grieves three people killed in a shooting earlier this week.
The Côte-des-Neiges Business Development Corporation cancelled planned Fête nationale celebrations on Wednesday, June 24, "out of respect" for the community. The city also ordered municipal facilities in the borough closed after the Monday shooting that killed Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, civilian bystander Michel Mizrahi, and alleged gunman Seth Scott Hatfield.
Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the shooting, while Quebec provincial police have launched a parallel criminal probe. Police in British Columbia have warned forces across the province of the possibility of an anti-police manifesto linked to the incident.
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada visited the grieving neighbourhood on Tuesday and said the shooting has resonated far beyond the city. She said Montrealers should continue to feel safe while acknowledging concerns about online discourse and gun violence.