Watch: Montreal man shot and killed by police
MONTREAL – The identity of the man shot dead by Montreal police on Monday has been released.
Sergeant Martine Asselin from the Quebec provincial police confirmed that the victim was 41-year-old Alain Magloire.
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The head of a homeless shelter in Montreal told media that Magloire had just recently ended up in the streets because of mental health issues.
“It’s the third person suffering from mental health issues in the past three years who has been shot by police,” said Matthew Pearce, the director general of the Mission Old Brewery.
A father of two children, Magloire had a degree in molecular biology from UQAM and was described by his family as a charismatic, well-educated and caring person.
He was shot by police during a confrontation near the bus station in downtown Montreal.
A witness told Global News that the man was walking with the hammer in hand as police approached him.
Rachel Lavallee-Ansay said he seemed about to hit an officer, who was still lying on the ground, when she heard four shots being fired, and the man collapsed.
Magloire apparently had been very agitated and according to another witness, had been breaking windows of a hotel on Berri Street prior to the incident.
The investigation into the shooting has been transferred to the Quebec provincial police.
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