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Quebec police kill man and find woman and teenager seriously injured inside his home

Jul 27, 2022 | 10:05 AM

SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. — Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after officers shot and killed a man south of Montreal before finding a woman and a teenager seriously injured inside his home.

The independent police oversight agency — the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes — says a man called 911 around 2 a.m. today and said he had done something irreparable.

Police in the city of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, about 40 kilometres southeast of Montreal, arrived to the man’s home and allegedly found him armed with a knife.

The watchdog says the 48-year-old man was shot with at least one bullet and died in hospital.

It says police found a woman and a teenager inside the home, who were transported to hospital with serious injuries.

Six officers with the watchdog are investigating with the help of provincial police.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 27, 2022.

The Canadian Press