Police officers march in Montreal ahead of funeral for officer killed in shooting

A funeral procession and commemorative ceremony takes place in Montreal for police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, who was killed in the line of duty.

Thousands of police officers from all over Canada are marching in Montreal ahead of a public memorial for the Montreal police officer killed in a brazen outdoor shooting last month.

A procession in Mohamed Lamine Benredouane’s honour left police headquarters at 10 a.m. EDT to make its way to the Bell Centre, which can hold as many as 21,000 people.

The procession is being led by a bagpipe band and officers on horseback. One officer held a police hat on a cushion, walking behind a pickup truck carrying a display of blue and white flowers.

Montreal police said more than 5,000 police officers were expected to participate, including more than 2,700 from Montreal. 

Benredouane, 34, was one of the officers who responded to a 911 call about gunshots at a hotel in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges district on June 22. 

Two other people were killed in the ensuing gunfire — civilian bystander Michel Mizrahi, 68, and the alleged gunman, Seth Scott Hatfield, 25, from Lethbridge, Alta. — and a second officer was injured.

Benredouane is the first Montreal police officer in 24 years to be killed while on duty. He had been with the force since 2021.

Today’s events will also include a Royal Canadian Air Force flyby ahead of the ceremony, which is expected to include tributes by police leadership, dignitaries and the officer’s family. 

A private ceremony for those close to Benredouane was held at the Islamic Centre of Quebec in Montreal on June 24. 

Officials have said Benredouane grew up around Côte-des-Neiges and he was well-known in the community.

Members of the public are invited to participate in the procession and the funeral. 

Nour Gharib, who brought a bouquet of white flowers, said she wanted to show her support to the officer and his family. 

“I am sending all my thoughts and prayers to his family, may he rest in peace, and I thank all police officers, firefighters and nurses, who are there for us every day,” the 20-year-old said. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 7, 2026.