Montreal police is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect believed to have vandalized the Kahdijah Mosque in Pointe-Saint-Charles on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017.
Police have released an image from a nearby security camera in hopes of identifying the suspect.
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The crime took place at a mosque on the corner of Centre and Ropery streets.
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According to police, a witness who was inside the mosque states he heard a sound at approximately 7:23 a.m.
Upon investigating, he saw there were eggs thrown at the main entrance, and a side window shattered with fragments of brick on the ground nearby.
The suspect in the image is a Caucasian male, between the ages of 40-50 years old and was wearing sunglasses with a white frame, a black jacket, running shoes and dark jeans.
Anybody with information is encouraged to call Montreal police at 514-393-1133 anonymously.
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