After initial uncertainty regarding the identity of the civilian victim in today’s tragic Montreal shooting, community leaders later confirmed that the man killed in the incident was a member of the local Jewish community.

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), a leading Canadian Jewish advocacy organization, identified the victim as Michael Moshe Mizrahi, calling him “a beloved member of Montreal’s Jewish community.”

Montreal police also released the identity of the officer who was killed in the attack. The fallen officer was Constable Mohamed Lamine Benredouan, 34, who had served with the police force since 2021.

The gunman was killed during the incident and died at the scene. Authorities had not yet publicly released his identity.

Investigators declined to comment on a possible motive for the attack, even as questions mounted over whether the shooter may have deliberately targeted Jews or Israelis in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood where the violence occurred.

However, Radio-Canada, the French-language public broadcaster, reported that the suspect appeared to have ties to the so-called “incel” movement, a misogynistic ideology that has been linked to previous acts of mass violence in Canada, including the 2018 Toronto vehicle attack that claimed 10 lives.

{Matzav.com}