Watchdog finishes investigation into police killing of Montreal-area teenager

Quebec’s police watchdog submitted its report on the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi to prosecutors, who will decide on possible charges.

Quebec’s police watchdog has wrapped up its investigation into the fatal police shooting of a teenager on Montreal’s South Shore last year.

The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) said Wednesday it has submitted its report on the police intervention to Quebec’s public prosecution office, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP), which will decide whether or not to lay criminal charges.

It added that two expert reports are not yet completed but will be sent to prosecutors at a later date.

On Sept. 21, 2025, Nooran Rezayi, 15, was shot by a Longueuil police (SPAL) officer who was responding to the intersection of Joseph-Daigneault and Monaco streets after receiving a report of a group of people who were allegedly armed.

Rezayi was with his friends, recording a video in the woods prior to the incident.

Once BEI investigators arrived on scene to take over the investigation, they confirmed that the only gun that was found was the one that belonged to the officer who opened fire on Rezayi.

BEI investigators also retrieved a baseball bat, ski masks and a backpack at the scene.

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The officer who fired his weapon has since been placed on administrative leave.

The killing of Rezayi shocked the community, which held protests demanding justice for the slain teenager.

His family has also launched a $2.2 million lawsuit against Longueuil police.

Montreal police (SPVM) are conducting a separate investigation into the events leading up to the killing, but not the killing itself.

Last month, officers carried out a series of searches at homes in Beloeil, Brossard, Candiac, Longueuil and Saint-Philippe as part of the probe.

No arrests were made, and the investigation is ongoing.

It is historically rare for police officers in Quebec to face criminal charges following a BEI investigation.

The watchdog looks into all cases in which a civilian dies, becomes seriously injured, or is injured by a police firearm during an intervention.