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Quebec Watchdog Probes Police Shooting That Killed Teenage Student in Longueuil

The inquiry focuses on a police response to a 911 report of an armed group as the force keeps details under wraps.

Overview

  • The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes says officers responded around 3 p.m. Sunday to a 911 call about a reported armed group and one person was shot during the intervention and later died in hospital.
  • The Marie-Victorin school service centre confirmed the victim was one of its students, and classmates gathered near the scene to mourn.
  • Police provided first aid until paramedics arrived, and the coroner’s office has opened a parallel investigation into the death.
  • Longueuil police said they are cooperating with the watchdog’s probe and will offer no further public comment for now.
  • Local witnesses reported seeing dozens of masked teenagers who said they were preparing to film a video nearby, a detail not confirmed by authorities.