Quebec mosque shooting: Suspects not known to police
Montreal Gazette
Published on: January 30, 2017 | Last Updated: January 30, 2017 10:20 AM EST
Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume (from left), Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, and Martin Coiteux, minister of public security, speak to the press after a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City Jan. 30, 2017. ALICE CHICHE / AFP/Getty Images
According to Radio-Canada and LCN, the two suspects in Sunday’s terror attacks on a mosque in Quebec City are Alexandre Bissonnette and Mohamed Khadir.
One of the suspects was arrested at the scene, while a second called 911 himself and was arrested around 9 p.m., just over an hour after the first 911 calls came in at 7:55 p.m., police said Monday morning during a news conference involving the Sûreté du Québec, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Quebec City police and Montreal police.
The suspects, men in their late 20s and early 30s, were not known to police and the investigation into a possible motive continues, said superintendent Martin Plante of the RCMP’s C Division. He would not confirm the identity of the victims.
“We must respect the judicial process, we cannot reveal suspects’ identities yet,” he said, adding that it was still too early to determine what charges the suspects in the case will face.