Quebec Mosque shooter arrested

 Facebook Alexandre Bissonette

Witnesses said at least one gunman shouted 'Allahu akbar!' while opening fire at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre Sunday night, killing six men by shooting each one of them in the back. The attack took place in the men's section of the mosque.
Police said they arrested one man outside the mosque -- and another suspect turned himself in, calling 911 less than 20 minutes later and giving officers his location in d'Orleans so they could arrest him.
The gunman in the shooting at the Quebec City mosque is believed to be Alexandre Bissonette, a 27-year-old student at Université Laval, who was studying anthropology before switching to political science.
The Sûreté du Québec will not confirm the identity of the suspect, who is expected to be arraigned at the Quebec City courthouse Monday afternoon. But according to real-estate records, Bissonette’s parents own a home on Tracel St. in the Cap-Rouge district of Quebec City where police conducted a search on Monday. Bissonnette’s father is listed in the sales deed as an investigator.
As for the suspected shooter himself, his Facebook page does not reveal a great deal about his possible motivations. His musical tastes appear to range from Katy Perry to Megadeth. The young man, who dressed up as the Grim Reaper for Halloween, also admired Donald Trump, French Front National leader Marine Le Pen and Mathieu Bock-Cóté, a Quebec City columnist known for his pro-nationalist and anti-multicultural views.
A refugee welcome group in the capital city, however, said Bissonnette’s name and photograph were already familiar to them. In a post on Facebook, Bienvenu aux réfugiés said they learned “with sadness and anger about the identity of the terrorist Alexandre Bissonnette, unfortunately known by several militants in Quebec City for his viewpoints that were pro-LePen and anti-feminist, as expressed in social media and at Université Laval.”
Unstable, young people, filled with unfocused anger and racial - religious or misogynous issues, who are longing to fit in somewhere or belong to something, are open to being radicalized. And it doesn't take much to set them off. Trudeau's recent welcome to immigrants and refugees, regardless of race or religion was probably the trigger that pushed this young man over the edge. Added to the fact that his idol, Donald Trump, has banned immigrants or refugees from most of the Muslim states, the kid was a walking time bomb.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the massacre, calling it a cowardly terrorist attack, specifically aimed at Muslims. That young man just sacrificed seven men if you include what he has done to his own life, and for what? Misguided and misplaced hatred and bigotry. Permanently locked away, with prison life giving him a reality check, he will eventually become filled with remorse and regret for what he has done.... to no avail.


J.Trudeau: quote:
"Canadians will not be broken by this violence. Our spirit & unity will only strengthen – we will mourn, and we will heal, together."