A gunman shot and killed a police officer and a civilian in Montreal on June 22, 2026. Police officers at the scene shot and killed the gunman. Another police officer was seriously injured in the shooting. The final count: three people dead, one officer in the hospital.

Montreal's police chief, Fady Dagher, confirmed that a male officer was killed. Police have not yet said publicly why they were at the scene or whether the shooting was targeted.

The shooting happened in Côte-des-Neiges, a busy neighbourhood in Montreal with many immigrant families and the Université de Montréal. This area does not typically see much gun violence. In Canada overall, police officers are rarely killed by guns—it happens much less often than in the United States—so an incident like this gets significant attention.

Canadian police forces have faced tough questions in recent years about how they spend money, what their job should include, and how they use force. In Quebec, Montreal's police department (SPVM) has been under particular pressure from people who want change and from others who prioritize public safety. Chief Dagher took over in 2022 and has tried to listen to community concerns while keeping the department running. Now he must manage both an investigation and the loss of one of his officers.

When police use deadly force in Quebec, an independent group called the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) looks into what happened. This is separate from the police department itself, meant to be impartial. It's unclear if BEI has started its investigation into why the officers fired their weapons, though this is normal procedure when someone is killed by police. These investigations usually happen at the same time as criminal investigations and end with a public report.

Right now, the facts are these: three people are dead, one officer is seriously hurt, and Montreal's police leadership is dealing with both an ongoing investigation and grief over losing one of their own.