A funeral open to the general public will likely be held to honour slain police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane in early July, Montreal police confirmed on Thursday.
Benredouane was certainly one of three individuals who died in a shooting in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood Monday. He died alongside alongside civilian Michel Mizrahi and the suspected shooter, Seth Scott Hatfield from Alberta. One other officer was critically injured.
The SPVM mentioned the funeral is not going to happen earlier than the week of July 6. Extra particulars are to be launched at a later date.
Slain Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane is pictured in a SPVM handout.
Montreal police
“Throughout this time of mourning, we now have been deeply touched by the various expressions of compassion and assist proven to the household of Officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, our injured officer and our complete policing group,” the power mentioned in its assertion.
They mentioned the messages have introduced consolation throughout a interval of mourning.
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Tributes have been pouring in for Benredouane since his demise.
The 34-year-old officer leaves behind a three-year-old baby and a pregnant spouse.
Chatting with reporters Tuesday, Côte-des-Neiges Mayor Stéphanie Valenzuela described the state of affairs as a “nightmare.”
She mentioned the loss is deeply private.
“He went to high school within the neighbourhood, and lots of of my associates, many individuals in my community knew him personally,” she mentioned.
“It’s very private, it hits very near house. It’s devastating.”
A GoFundMe fundraiser has collected over $486K for the officer and his household within the days since his demise.
