3 dead in shooting in Montreal

Three people -- a police officer, a civilian and a suspect -- were killed in a shooting in Montreal, Canada on Monday, reported Xinhua, quoting local police.

Montreal police said they responded to a call at around 11:30 a.m. local time at the intersection of De Courtrai and Trans Island avenues in the Cote-des-Neiges neighborhood.

Police later confirmed on X the death of one of the responding officers while on duty.

Another officer was critically injured and remained in life-threatening condition, a civilian was also killed, and the suspect was shot dead, police said.