Police shooting of Montreal-area teen: charges laid against 11 suspects

An announcement by Montreal police about charges laid against 11 teenagers leaves many unanswered questions into the police shooting of Nooran Rezayi.

Montreal police (SPVM) have announced that 11 teenagers are facing charges following their investigation into the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old boy last year.

A Longueuil police (SPAL) officer shot and killed Nooran Rezayi on Sept. 21, 2025, as they responded to a call about reportedly armed youths in Longueuil, on Montreal’s South Shore.

The only gun that was found at the scene was the one that belonged to the officer who opened fire on Rezayi.

Quebec’s police watchdog, the BEI, opened an investigation into the shooting to examine the actions of the police officers. Montreal police, at the request of the BEI, opened a parallel investigation into the events leading up to the killing, but not the killing itself.

On Tuesday, Montreal police Insp. David Shane said the SPVM had concluded its parallel investigation and announced that charges have been laid against four young men and seven teens. At the time of the incident, the accused were between the ages of 13 and 17, and they will appear in youth court in late August or early September, Shane said.

Charges include wearing a disguise, conspiracy

About 100 SPVM officers conducted a series of raids in the Montreal area last February. Shane said the charges were the result of those searches and that five teens were arrested pursuant to warrants, while six others were charged by summons.

According to the Quebec Crown prosecution office (DPCP), three minors face charges of unlawful assembly, eight face charges of unlawful assembly and concealing their identity, five face charges of carrying a weapon with intent to endanger public peace, and eight face charges of wearing a disguise with the intention of committing an offence.

The Crown also alleges that three of the teenagers conspired the day before the fatal shooting “to unlawfully confine, abduct, and assault a minor.” The SPVM said some of the charges include failure to comply with various orders.

Shane declined to answer several questions about the teens’ involvement, but said the offences they are facing relate to events that took place prior to the shooting.

Expert reports still pending

Meanwhile, the BEI investigation into the officer’s actions wrapped up on March 11 and was referred to the DPCP, which is still reviewing the case. No arrests have been made.

Lucas Bastien, a spokesperson for the Crown prosecution office, said it is still waiting on two expert reports in order to complete its review, which will determine whether or not criminal charges should be laid against the officer.

“A committee of three prosecutors has already begun examining the file submitted by the BEI, but will necessarily have to wait until all the evidence has been received before they can determine whether criminal charges will be brought,” Bastien added.

Documents from the independent police watchdog released last year say police waited one hour and 36 minutes to inform the oversight agency about the death.

Rezayi’s family launched a lawsuit following the tragedy. They are suing the officers involved for $2.2 million.

The family’s lawyer, Fernando Belton, said Tuesday that he was surprised by the number of resources that were put into the Montreal police raids into the teenagers after the killing, and hopes the same efforts are put into the BEI probe into the officer who shot Rezayi.

After speaking with the family about the SPVM press conference, he said it leaves them with many unanswered questions.

“What is the name of the police officers that were present? Why did they shoot Nooran? Why did they perceive danger as we know that Nooran wasn’t armed? So, all those questions are really what’s important for the family, and today doesn’t help with any of that,” he said in an interview.

“They just want answers.”

Quebec’s domestic security minister has also opened an administrative investigation into the shooting.

The families of the five teenagers who were with Rezayi when he was killed have also launched a separate lawsuit against police and the City of Longueuil for $1.9 million.