A few of the pomp and circumstance of Saint-Jean Baptiste Day might be subdued at present as a Montreal neighbourhood grieves three people killed this week in a horrific shooting.
The Côte-des-Neiges Enterprise Improvement Company says it has cancelled deliberate Fête nationale celebrations “out of respect” for the group.
The town additionally ordered municipal amenities within the borough closed after the Monday capturing that killed Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, civilian bystander Michel Mizrahi and alleged gunman Seth Scott Hatfield.
Quebec media have reported that the 25-year-old suspect from Lethbridge, Alberta, wrote a manifesto expressing hatred towards girls and calling for extra violence.
Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating the capturing, whereas Quebec provincial police have launched a parallel legal probe.
In the meantime, police in British Columbia have warned forces throughout that province of the potential for an anti-police manifesto linked to the Montreal capturing.
“Within the wake of the tragic occasions that occurred in Côte-des-Neiges earlier this week, the SDC Côte-des-Neiges has made the tough choice to not maintain the Quebec Nationwide Day celebrations scheduled for June 24, out of respect for its group and to keep away from giant gatherings,” the affiliation stated on social media Tuesday.
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada visited the grieving neighbourhood on Tuesday and stated the capturing has resonated far past town.
She stated Montrealers ought to proceed to really feel secure of their metropolis, whereas acknowledging considerations about on-line discourse and gun violence.
“We have to be certain that town is secure, however we additionally must control social media,” she stated.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed June 24, 2026.