Overview

• During the August 4, 2024 incident in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, an armed suspect allegedly tried to steal the Abdallahs’ vehicle before exchanging gunfire with responding officers in front of their home.
• Houssam Abdallah was struck six times and his son was hit once, and they lay on the pavement for more than an hour without medical attention.
• The lawsuit claims officers handcuffed the wounded men without explanation and failed to provide necessary care while treating them as suspects.
• Quebec’s Crown prosecution office announced in June that it would not lay charges against the officers after an investigation by the province’s police watchdog.
• The Abdallahs filed their suit in Quebec Superior Court seeking compensation for surgeries, ongoing treatment and lasting psychological trauma.