A Montreal police officer has been injured after responding to reports of shots fired in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges district on Monday, with an emergency alert issued warning residents that an armed and dangerous suspect remains at large.
Montreal police say one of their officers has been injured in the central neighbourhood after responding to reports of shots fired. Public safety officials issued an emergency alert about an armed and dangerous suspect in the Côte-des-Neiges district.
The police operation began around 11:30am and remained ongoing at the time of writing. Montreal police are urging residents in Côte-des-Neiges to stay indoors, lock their doors and avoid the area around De Courtrai and Trans Island Avenues.
The situation is still developing and further details about the extent of the officer’s injuries and the nature of the incident are expected to be confirmed by police in the coming hours. This is a breaking story.
