Man Shot Dead by Quebec Police Identified as RCMP Officer

Man Shot Dead by Quebec Police Identified as RCMP Officer
A police cruiser is seen at a crime scene in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Pascal Marchand
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A man shot dead by the Quebec police at his home on July 27 has been identified as an RCMP officer who allegedly seriously injured a woman and a teenager.

The incident occurred at approximately 2:05 a.m. on July 27 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu—a city about 40 kilometres southeast of Montreal—according to a French-language statement from the province’s independent police oversight agency, Bureau des enquêtes indépendates (BEI).