http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-city-mosque-gun-shots-1.3957686
Two men were arrested following last night's shooting at a Quebec City mosque that left six people dead and 19 wounded, in what Quebec's premier described as a "murderous act directed at a specific community."
Thirty-nine people escaped the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec (Islamic cultural centre of Quebec) in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood without injuries, according to Quebec provincial police Sgt. Christine Coulombe.
Initially, it was reported that eight people were wounded, but authorities updated that number to 19 Monday morning.
Five were still in critical condition in hospital Monday morning, including three people who are in intensive care. Another 13 people have been released, according to a hospital spokesperson.
Coulombe said the people who died in the shooting, which occurred during Sunday evening prayers, ranged in age from 35 to 70.
(Score: 3, Informative) by choose another one on Monday January 30 2017, @10:32PM
That is not what has been reported by multiple news outlets though.
Reuters: "A man of Moroccan descent who had also been arrested"
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-mosque-shooting-toll-idUSKBN15E0F6 [reuters.com]
Mirror, quoting local source TVA (in french, though translation looks correct to me):
"Mohamed el Khadir, reportedly of Moroccan origin, has been arrested"
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/first-picture-quebec-gunman-who-9722588 [mirror.co.uk]
http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2017/01/30/les-deux-suspects-sont-alexandre-bissonnette-et-mohamed-khadir [tvanouvelles.ca]
Also note the last url - les-deux-suspects = the two suspects.
Looks like he _is_ a witness _now_ but _was_ arrested, as a _suspect_. It isn't hard to speculate how that could have happened.
But maybe you have other references?
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Monday January 30 2017, @11:01PM
Fair enough. I concede that saying he was arrested was a perfectly reasonable thing to do.