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A police officer, a resident and an alleged gunman were killed in a shoot-out on Monday in Montreal, Canada, authorities said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is with great sadness that we confirm the death of one of our police officers while on duty. Further details will follow,\u201d Montreal police wrote on the platform X.<\/p>\n
Separately, authorities also confirmed that a civilian and the suspected attacker had been killed.<\/p>\n
Earlier, police had warned of an \u201carmed and dangerous suspect\u201d and urged residents to avoid an area in the C\u00f4te-des-Neiges neighbourhood.<\/p>\n
According to broadcaster CBC, residents were told to stay indoors and lock their doors.<\/p>\n
Montreal police chief Fady Dagher told reporters that officers came under fire when they arrived at the scene.<\/p>\n
Police said the suspect had been \u201cneutralized\u201d and believe that the shooter was acting alone. The investigation is ongoing, though the emergency alert has been lifted, according to CBC.<\/p>\n
The Jewish emergency response organization Zaka said the shooting took place near a Chabad centre and described the incident as a possible attack.<\/p>\n
Canadian police have not confirmed a motive. “We’re not jumping to any conclusion,” Dagher said, adding that it is too early to draw any conclusions.<\/p>\n
The Chabad-Lubavitch movement, founded in the late 18th century in Eastern Europe, is an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic movement dedicated to promoting Jewish religious practice and education.<\/p>\n
It now operates thousands of institutions worldwide, with centres in more than 100 countries, according to its own figures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n