Quebec won’t rule out public inquiry into teen’s police shooting death

Nooran Rezayi, 15, was fatally shot by police in Longueuil (photo: Mehdi Alami)

The Legault government is open to holding a public coroner’s inquest into the death of Nooran Rezayi, a young man killed by police in Longueuil.

Public Safety Minister Ian Lafrenière raised the possibility on Thursday morning during question period.

However, he said it would only happen after investigations by police watchdog group the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) and the Montreal police (SPVM) have been completed, and if these investigations don’t get to the bottom of the matter.

Québec solidaire MNA Andrès Fontecilla called for a public inquiry, accusing the BEI of lacking transparency.

“We don’t know what they are recommending, and everything is kept secret, for all practical purposes,” he said during a press scrum Thursday morning at the National Assembly.

BEI investigations are not criminal in nature, “so they are not made public; it is really a summary that is made public and forwarded to the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions,” he noted.

- This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 2, 2025.