MONTREAL (VINnews) – Michael Mizrahi, the civilian killed in Monday’s deadly shooting in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood, was remembered by his rabbi as a generous and beloved member of the Jewish community.

“Everybody loved him,” Rabbi Mendel Raskin said of the 68-year-old Mizrahi, whom he had known for more than 30 years.

In the chaotic aftermath of the shooting, family members initially believed Mizrahi may have been taken to a hospital and was still alive. Rabbi Barak Hetsroni said he was contacted by Mizrahi’s son, who was desperately searching for answers. The two went to the scene, where the family ultimately learned that Mizrahi had been killed.

Hetsroni described Mizrahi as a “gentleman” and a “good man.”

Raskin said Mizrahi, who sold suits for a living, was originally from Lebanon, later lived in Israel and eventually settled in Montreal. He is survived by a son in Montreal and two daughters in Israel.

A GoFundMe campaign launched to support his family had raised about $65,000 toward a $90,000 goal by Tuesday morning.

Mizrahi was killed during an incident that also claimed the life of Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane and the suspected gunman.