Montreal shooting suspect identified as 25-year-old from Alberta

Montreal shooting suspect identified as 25-year-old from AlbertaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Police have not yet released a motive in the attack, in which one police officer and one bystander were killed. ByNadine YousifSenior Canada reporterPublished20 minutes agoAuthorities in Quebec have identified a 25-year-old man from Alberta as the alleged suspect behind a shooting in a diverse Montreal neighbourhood that left one police officer and one bystander dead.Seth Hatfield of Lethbridge, Alberta, was killed by police after he allegedly opened fire from a hotel room window in the Côte-des-Neiges borough on Monday.Police have not yet released a motive for the attack. A document circulating online and reportedly tied to the suspect contained misogynistic as well as anti-capitalist and anti-government messaging. Its authenticity has not been verified by police or by the BBC. Authorities say their investigation into the incident is ongoing.The identity of the suspected gunman was verified by the Quebec coroner's office on Tuesday. The University of Lethbridge confirmed he was a student and said the university was cooperating with the investigation.The coroner's office also confirmed the identity of the police officer who was killed as 34-year-old Mohamed Lamine Benredouane and the resident killed as 64-year-old Michel Mizrahi.Stéphanie Valenzuela, the mayor of the Côte-des-Neiges borough in Montreal, said that Benredouane had grown up in the neighbourhood before joining the Montreal Police Force in 2021.In a tearful news conference on Tuesday, Valenzuela said he lost his life in "an act of heroism". A second police officer was injured in the attack. To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Watch: Police smash glass door responding to Montreal shootingThe shooting unfolded around midday, according to police, who responded after an eyewitness called in to report a "gun s...