Bissonette Murder Case

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Six were killed and 19 others, all men, aged 35 to 60, were injured in a mass shooting in a mosque in Quebec City, Sunday night. All of the victims were shot in the back as they prayed. The six victims were identified as Mamadou Tanou Barry, 42, Abdelkrim Hassane, 41, Khaled Belkacemi, 60, Aboubaker Thabti, 44, Azzeddine Soufiane, 57, and Ibrahima Barry, 39. Five of the 19 injured are in critical condition. 39 escaped the attack.

Police received several calls from the Centre Culturel Islamique at 7:30pm reporting that shots had been fired. Two men were arrested near the mosque. One turned himself in by calling 911. Police have stated only one man, 27-year-old Alexandre Bissonette, is a suspect in the attack. Bissonnette faces six counts of