Michael Moshe Mizrahi, a Jewish community member originally from Israel, was killed Monday during a shooting in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood, in an incident that also left a police officer dead and another seriously wounded.

The slain officer was identified as Constable Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, 34, who had served with Montreal police since 2021. The suspected gunman was shot dead at the scene.

Rabbi Mendel Raskin, speaking in an interview with Kan Moreshet, said Mizrahi was caught in the shooting near a Jewish community area that includes kosher stores, a restaurant and Chabad institutions. According to Raskin, Mizrahi did not run when the gunfire began.

“He could have fled like others who heard the gunfire, but he chose to stay and help,” Raskin said. “According to what we were told, in the final minutes of his life he managed to save his wife and their baby daughter.”

Raskin said the community was told Mizrahi may have been mistakenly identified by police, though authorities have not confirmed who fired the fatal shot. Officials said the shooting is not being treated as terrorism, and there has been no confirmed indication that the Jewish community was targeted.

The shooting triggered a major lockdown in the area. Residents were told to stay inside, roads were blocked and parts of the neighborhood were sealed off as police searched the scene.

“In general, Montreal is a quiet city, and this incident shook the entire community,” Raskin said.

Mizrahi is expected to be brought to Israel for burial, where some of his family members live. Montreal police also paid tribute to Benredouane, saying his death was “a great loss” and that his “sense of duty, dedication and professionalism will remain engraved in our memory forever.”