Suspect believed to be responsible for the shootings in Montreal and Laval on Tuesday and Wednesday was pronounced dead after police raided a motel Thursday morning
Two days of fear and bloodshed in Montreal ended with an early-morning police shooting on Thursday, after officers stormed into a suburban motel room and killed the man suspected of randomly shooting dead three people.
At the time of the shooting, Mr. Shaikh was facing outstanding charges relating to assault, sexual assault and criminal harassment, dating back to 2016. The killings this week began in a bus shelter on Tuesday night when Mr. Shaikh allegedly shot André Fernand Lemieux, 64, the father of professional boxer David Lemieux.
A third man was killed in the neighbouring city of Laval, seemingly at random, around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Witnesses said the 22-year-old victim, Alexis Levis-Crevier, was riding a skateboard at the time of the shooting. Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante congratulated police in a statement on Twitter Thursday, writing that the “past 48 hours have been trying for everyone.”