http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/lac-simon-shooting-1.3447853
Thierry Leroux, 26, named as officer shot Saturday while responding to domestic call
Thierry Leroux, 26, named as officer shot Saturday while responding to domestic call
Quebec provincial police have identified the police officer shot dead in Lac-Simon, Que. as Thierry Leroux, 26, of Amos, Que. He was a member iof the Lac-Simon Police Service, an aboriginal police force.
Joseph Anthony Raymond-Papatie, 22, was found dead shortly after the shooting, apparently of a self-inflicted wound.
The deaths have left small Algonquin community 500 km northwest of Montreal in a state of shock.
According to the Sûreté du Québec, two members of the Lac-Simon aboriginal police force were called to respond to a domestic disturbance about 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
Crime-scene tape surrounds the home in Lac-Simon, Que., where a police officer, Thierry Leroux, 26, was shot dead Saturday. The shooting suspect was found dead inside the home, apparently from a self-inflicted wound. (Claude Bouchard/Radio-Canada)
As they approached the home, a shot was fired from inside, striking Leroux.
Leroux was taken to hospital in Val-d'Or, where he died.