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Montreal shooting update: Did officer shoot civilian? Police refuse to confirm amid viral video

Montreal police are not confirming whether a police officer shot the civilian killed in Monday’s mass shooting in Côte-des-Neiges. Videos have circulated online depicting what looks to be a police officer shooting a citizen, which Quebec’s domestic security minister, Ian Lafrenière, admitted.

Videos appear to show a police officer firing at a civilian during Monday’s deadly Montreal shooting, but authorities say they cannot confirm. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

Lafrenière said, “There have been some rumours, there has been some information stating that the civilian was shot by a police officer. This is not the kind of information that we can share at this moment.”

This story is being updated.