The police officer killed in final week’s capturing in Montreal will likely be honored throughout a memorial ceremony on the Bell Centre.
Montreal police introduced on Tuesday {that a} ceremony is scheduled for July 7 in reminiscence of SPVM Officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, who was one of three people who died on June 22 within the metropolis’s Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood.
Slain Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane is pictured in a SPVM handout.
Montreal police
An internet type is obtainable for these wishing to attend the ceremony, though it’s unclear if members of the general public will likely be allowed to attend.
“The precise time and attendance particulars will likely be communicated at a later date,” the SPVM mentioned in an announcement.
“Throughout this time of mourning, we’ve been deeply touched by the numerous expressions of compassion and help proven to the household of Officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, our injured officer and our total policing neighborhood,” the power mentioned in an announcement final week. They mentioned the messages have introduced consolation throughout a interval of mourning.
Tributes poured in for Benredouane following his dying. The 34-year-old officer leaves behind a three-year-old baby and a pregnant spouse.
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Talking to reporters final week, 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 plenty 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.”
As of final week, a GoFundMe fundraiser had collected over $486K for the officer and his household within the days since his dying.
Benredouane joined the SPVM in 2021. He’s the primary Montreal police officer in 24 years to die within the line of obligation.
A non-public funeral was held for him on June 24.
The officer’s household and family members have been in a position to say their last goodbyes throughout a ceremony held on the Islamic Centre of Quebec in Montreal earlier than his burial in Laval.
An interfaith memorial service was held in Montreal on Tuesday night to honour each him and Michel Mizrahi, the civilian killed within the capturing.
Spiritual leaders representing the Buddhist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths joined neighborhood leaders for prayers, reflections and a second of remembrance. Politicians, neighborhood representatives and law enforcement officials have been amongst these in attendance.
Audio system on the service known as for an finish to hate, violence and incel ideology, whereas paying tribute to the victims and expressing help for his or her households and the broader neighborhood affected by the tragedy.
–with recordsdata from The Canadian Press
